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Big Big Spider

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:33 pm
by Donny M
This spider has taken up residence near my daughters room. It weaves a web like a jacob's ladder, some people around here call it a banana spider but it's not. Does anyone know what kind of spider it is :?: :?:

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:13 pm
by Arizona Mike
Hey Donny, don't you mean "what kind of spider it was :roll:

It looks like the kind of spider you don't want to have chomp down on you.

Your camera does a great job, those pictures you posted of your rig and new res. for cubbud came out good too.

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:14 pm
by (CUB HUT)
DONNY M
GO TO THIS WEB PAGE

home.att.net/~larvalbugrex/argiope.html


YOUR SPIDER IS AT THE BOTTOM LEFT

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 3:29 pm
by johnbron
If that is the same spider (Argiope) that Cub Hut posted about then it is also called a Banana-Spider. If I see one I am gonna unpeel it. Hope you kilt that sucker or at least sent it to Pollack~Pines. :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:49 pm
by Donny M
Cub Hut,

I went to this url:
http://www.home.att.net/~larvalbugrex/argiope.html and I get the old "page not found".

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:40 pm
by johnbron
:?: :?: Donny I tried your link and got page not found and so I copied CubHuts and entered it in Go-To and went to the page. I copied this addy while there.

http://home.att.net/~larvalbugrex/argiope.html

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:53 pm
by Donny M
Thanks JB,

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

I knew I could count on you :!:

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:12 am
by (CUB HUT)
DONNY M

Don't put http://www.--in front just home.att.net/~larvalbugrex/argiope.html

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:58 am
by Paul B
Around here I have always heard them called garden spiders. They don't bother people, although they are BIG, and are very good to have in a veggie garden. They will help take care of the harmful garden bugs. When I use to raise a garden, I would find them with webs built between rows. It seemed like they would also move/relocate their web after a few days in one spot, or maybe something would tear it down and they would build another in a different place. That heavy ziz-zag part of the web also helps make it easier for people to see it.

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:26 am
by Cub-Bud
I have several of these around the house. I notice their webs at night but, in the morning, they are gone. One has made a web in a bush next to my patio and has caught several flying insects.