14 August 2007:
Hello,
There is this beautiful spider outside our living room
window that is just spinning away. After looking through
your site, as far as I can tell, it looks like a Garden Orb
Weaver spider. Would that be correct? Either way, hope you
enjoy the pictures and feel free to put them on your site if
you like!
-Kelly,
Northwest, Indiana |
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14 August 2007:
Even with my "assistant" gently guiding him with a pine
needle, I never really got what I wanted from this
little fellow. Ah well. My poor assistant flinched every
time the spider moved....
Perhaps this is the example I need to convince him that
I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED the macro lens that shoots from a
foot away....
Nah, probably not. After all, I was the one close to the
spider and I wasn't flinching....
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14 August 2007:
Hello! Just found an enormous spider outside my back door.
After searching online, my guess is that it's an Orb Weaver
of some sort. I was hoping you could tell me if I'm correct.
I'm living in Southern Maryland and the spider is the size
of a half dollar. Thank you, Cathie
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11 August, 2007:
Hi Glen, I know you probably get 20 million pictures
but I had some more great pictures of our Garden orb
weaver in action. He built this beautiful web outside
our door. Thought you might like to see them you are
more than welcome to use them if you want to. Thank you
for your help, your site is awesome!! ~~Alisha, New
Mexico
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11 August, 2007:
what kind are they? thanks, melvin ada oklahoma |
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8 August, 2007:
Hello Glen, I love your website its very informative.
My kids found this guy weaving its web from my wind
chime to our umbrella on our back porch. I live in Rio
Rancho, New Mexico. I took some pictures so I could see
it up close. It is a little one about the size of a
nickel. I am not sure if it is definitely a Orb Weaver
but I was hoping you could help me in identifying it! I
hope you like the pictures you are more than welcome to
use them as needed!! Thank you again for your wonderful
page and all your help!
Alisha
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8 August, 2007:
Hi Glen, This little lovely gave my 7-year-old son quite
a fright when it walked along the chair he sat on while
eating lunch in our backyard. We have been searching for
hours on the internet and believe it may be either a
brown recluse or a hobo. Its body is approximately a
half an inch long, with a leg diameter of about 1.75
inches. Its brownish-yellow body has a dark line down
its cephalothorax, but the “fiddle” we are looking for
appears as if it could be there, only lighter in color
than the rest of the brown line and surrounding area.
Its abdomen appears to have faint yellow and brown
somewhat “stripy” markings on top, but most unusual is
the double row of 3 yellow spots (6 total) on the
underside of the abdomen. We live in northern
California, in the inland valley – about 75 miles north
of Sacramento. This is the first time we’ve ever seen a
spider this big and exciting. Can you help us to
identify it? Thanks, Kristina
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5 August, 2007:
I have been trying to identify the type of spider this is and
have been unscuccessful thusfar. I live in Peachland, BC (in
Canada) and this big fellow made his home in one of my lights on
the garage. He is about the size of a Loonie and has two odd
bumps on his abdomen that mimic eyes, and an interesting pattern
on his belly. He is grey and black in color but the lights gave
him an amber glow. If you have any idea what this is, please
e-mail me back and let me know, I would really appreciate it.
Thank you very much for your help, Lorraine
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5 August, 2007:
Hello Glen,
Like Pam we are in NW Florida; Pensacola to be specific. We
encountered this fellow who is quite large while he was
building his web. We would appreciate any assistance
in identifying this guy.
Thanks
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July, 2007:
Here's a pic you can post that i've taken, it was found in BC Canada
with a large web outside spanning the inside corner of a large
fence, he only comes out at night to feed.
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July, 2007:
Wandered outside this morning, minus glasses and walked
right through a VERY sticky web. Once I brushed it off and
realized the spider was safely nearby on a vine, I ran back
in for my camera. No real stunning shots, but nice for folks
that enjoy a spider! I have no idea what it is-it's
decidedly furry!
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July, 2007:
Any idea if this is a good spider or a bad spider ??
Found outside our front door (north side of house/no sun) in
Shakopee, Mn.
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July, 2007:
GLEN I TOOK THESE PICS OF WHAT I BELEVE IS A YOUNG ORB SPIDER
FROM
FRESNO CA. U.S.A.
Click for a larger view.
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June, 2007:
I have some lovely pictures of some spiders i found in the garden,
The first is of a female orb weaver , i even got a good shot of when
she flipped over. The second is what i believe is some type of
orb weaver also (male this
time), i thought it may have been a hobo spider, but its body shape
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Reply: I think it's a garden orb
weaver.
6 June, 2007:
Dear Glen, Hello! At last I managed to get some photos of the
big spider next to my window! Please let me know whether it is
venomous. Also if possible let me know the species/genus. thanks
a lot! bye, sowmya
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May, 2007:
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May, 2007:
hi glen; i've been trying to ID this critter
(attached photo). it's about 2.5~3 cm total body
length, extremely docile, and lives in san francisco,
california, USA. they seem to appear yearly during
the warmer months and weave large webs with
incredibly strong silk.my closest guess is that this is some type of orb
weaver, but i'd love to know the exact species.
thanks in advanc
e for your help & expertise, skott
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