Blocked Gate

[Newt]

Lucky thing my back patio gate opens inward. Was going into the back yard this morning and saw this fine lady when I opened the gate. It wasn't there two days ago so some nice web work that I didn't have the heart to disturb. She is welcome to that opening for as long as she wants.

 

 

[ 19. August 2005, 07:36 AM: Message edited by: Newt ]

[awaaar]

blimey Newt - they poisonous?

[Jeff S]

No size reference Newt.. How big is she really?

When I was in Mississippi hunting years ago I accidently walked through a web that had one that looked like yours but had red markings. It was rather large

[Newt]

awaaar - I hope not but I didn't ask.

 

I have no clue what particular spider this one is. Big one though. About the size of an old-style silver dollar and those were around 39mm. I really like the reinforcement pieces in the web too. Needed for a heavy body on a light web I suppose.

 

[ 18. August 2005, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: Newt ]

[Andy_1984]

its ass looks like the wasps you get over here in the uk

[Leon Roskilly]

One of these I think

 

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLanding...low_argiope.htm

 

TL - leon

[Guest Julia]

Newt:

Lucky thing my back patio gate opens inward.  Was going into the back yard this morning and saw this fine lady when I opened the gate.  It wasn't there two days ago so some nice web work that I didn't have the heart to disturb.  She is welcome to that opening for as long as she wants.

This is known as the Black and Yellow Garden Spider ( Argiope aurantia ) in the States, slightly different to our Garden spiders I must say!

We have a similar spider over here called Argiope bruenichii, which is sometimes known as the wasp spider. It is primarily a south European species, though it extends northwards to Germany and Holland, and has also recently been appearing here in Southern UK.

Ours are around 15mm (males 4-5mm, male spiders are always smaller than the females ).

How big is yours ..... should I re-phrase that?

 

-Julia

[Leon Roskilly]

Newt:

It wasn't there two days ago so some nice web work that I didn't have the heart to disturb.

Apparently they eat their web come nightfall and build a fresh one each day!

 

 

TL - leon

[Leon Roskilly]

Newt,

 

Your picture's changed!!!!

 

Someone's loaded a new picture also named

 

http://www.go-fishing.org/upload/files/spider.jpg

 

Overwriting yours (I hate it when that happens!)

 

TL - leon

 

[ 18. August 2005, 07:16 PM: Message edited by: Leon Roskilly ]

[Andy_1984]

ooo me wants to dig into script, who made it ?