JewishyIrishy: Found in my yard...

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Sunday, August 29, 2004

Can someone PLEASE tell me what this thing is? Will it eat me in my sleep? It's HUGE!!

Anonymous said...: From many hours reading bug books with le bebes, I think, but am not positive, that is an orb weaver spider. It won't eat you. But it will give you a case of the oogies if it weaves a web outside your door or between two trees in your yard and you walk though it. Keep your wits about you. Sorry to post anony-moose, but I couldn't get blogger to sign me up right. Polli.; 11:26 PM
infozo said...: I can't see the web too well... is there a single zigzag stitch pattern in the center?; 12:10 AM
infozo said...: http://www.arachnology.org/Arachnology/Pages/Orbweb.html; 12:14 AM
Anonymous said...: It's also called a writing spider, amusingly enough. Technical spidery name is Argiope aurantia. Sorry also for the anonymous post - extremely blog-ignorant, though working to remedy! -Jill; 7:59 AM
JessiePlus said...: i would have to move if i found that in my yard. there was a spider in my tub the other day, and i ran boiling water for about five minutes and even then, could barely bear to get in the shower.

bugs. ick.; 5:31 PM