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Hey! Take a look at this spider I just found...

SailorBold

By SailorBold
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SailorBold Grand Master

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I found this spider in the ceiling of my back patio... Any ideas what species? I relocated him to a better part of my yard.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Looks like a "wolf spider" of some kind. They don't make webs and pounce on their prey. (A cool, scary pet for a bad little boy.)

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Gonzer Grand Master

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If I may interject so humbly Davey m'lad, I believe it is a banded orb spider

 

 

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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If I may interject so humbly Davey m'lad, I believe it is a banded orb spider

Okay, an even better pet for a bad old man.

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Pip Grand Master

Pip

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Looks like an Orb spider to me. My garden has many of them. Just have to memorize where they build their webs as it isn't gun walking through one.

SailorBold Grand Master

SailorBold

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Ok.. so this is it.. rust orange in color.


Neoscona crucifera
(Spotted Orbweaver)


This species is relatively variable in color and sometimes pattern, but is most commonly seen sporting a rusty-red or golden orange color. The orb-shaped web is very large and is often constructed on buildings and other man-made structures, especially near outdoor lights. This species is most conspicuous in late summer and early fall.


Strange I keep seeing different ones every year.. this was last years..

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Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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Making positive Dypsis ID's is much easier than trying to discern between the many forms that Orb spiders take.

 

 

Funkthulhu Mentor

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Looks like a "wolf spider" of some kind. They don't make webs and pounce on their prey. (A cool, scary pet for a bad little boy.)

For reference, A Wolf Spider:

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"Ph'nglui mglw'napalma Funkthulhu R'Lincolnea wgah'palm fhtagn"
"In his house at Lincoln, dread Funkthulhu plants palm trees."

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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OOOHH I HATE SPIDERS!

Lol.....not really....just always remember this classic line from "Toecutter"

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200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

Funkthulhu Mentor

Funkthulhu

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OOOHH I HATE SPIDERS!

Lol.....not really....just always remember this classic line from "Toecutter"

What'll really mess with your head is when you realize that Toecutter is also Immortan Joe...

"Ph'nglui mglw'napalma Funkthulhu R'Lincolnea wgah'palm fhtagn"
"In his house at Lincoln, dread Funkthulhu plants palm trees."

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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Yes...that last Mad Max was off the charts with the best action and cinematography of the bunch....but it was sorely lacking in character development, script and storyline. Too bad....could have been epic.

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

Alicehunter2000

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David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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WestCoastGal Grand Master

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When looking through photos for the Sunset thread here I ran across this spider photo I took from Sept 2001. It was outside our second-floor balcony sliding glass door and it was the largest spider I had ever seen at the time. Is an orb spider too? It was HUGE. 

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Steve Mac Grand Master

Steve Mac

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That would be my guess, it does look like the big Orbs that we get.

It is nice to know too that in the unlikely event that one bites you......... 

"Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans.
They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite."

Click for Details - Spider Identification Chart - Venomous or ...

www.spiders.com.au/garden-orb-weaving-spider.html

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

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