29 December, 2007:
Howdy Partner, Love your website. I believe this is a
Garden Orb Weaver. I took these picture at Meridian
State Park in Texas. Carl
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22 December, 2007:
Took a few photos and thanks to your site I believe
they are orb spiders. I’ve read they are slightly
poisonous elsewhere, but usually won’t bother humans.
Problem is the first time my wife walk outside at night
and runs into it’s web she’ll have a heart attack. So
this will be the last photo’s seen of these particular
ones. Have about 150-200 to get rid of now. They were
hiding under the rolled up awning of my motorhome. Let
me know if you can find out the actual type for sure.
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16 December, 2007:
Dear Glen, I just found this site while
looking for photos of spider webs. Spiders
are one of my most favourite creatures, I
think they are amazing. I have Huntsman
living in my home during the summer and
beautiful Orbs spinning their webs outside
my back door.
Here are a couple of recent photos I have
taken of a Huntsman on my light switch and a
lovely Golden Orb. Thank you for this great site, Cathy,
from South Australia.
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December, 2007:
Hi Glen,
I really enjoy your website and I check it out often
as I seem to find a lot of spiders both inside and
outside of my eastern NJ residence.
Now
to the fun part! This spider was photographed
in mid September 2007 during an unusually warm
"Indian-Summer". The first time I spotted him was
when he had spun a web from our shed and attached it
over the driver's side of my car overnight. It was
easily on of the largets spanning webs I've seen,
but not as structured as the yelow and black garden
spiders. I unfortunately had to remove the web, but
I caught the spider on a leaf and moved him to a
bush near the house. Several days later I came home
from work and caught him shimmying up a line to the
porch roof. He is a large spider for most around
here, maybe the size of a quarter. I got a couple
shots while standing on a chair and would like to
see if you might know what kind he is!
Sincerely,
Frank
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22 November, 2007:
My neice and I have been trying to find out what kind of
spider is living on the side of our house. We are having no
luck. Can you please tell us what kind of spider it is. We
live in South Carolina. Thank you very much!
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19 November, 2007:
An interesting little spider in Garland,
Texas. Actually, he was not so little. If
anything is there that you like, feel free to
use on your site. Pardon the non spider in
the glass. (He was freed shortly thereafter-I
just wanted to get it OUT of the house. Cathy
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11 November, 2007:
Hi, I took a photo of this spider in my back
yard and wondered if it was poisonous as
it has a distinctive red coloured back. Yours'
John
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2 November, 2007:
This picture was taken on our patio. The spider
had orange and gray bands on the legs and the body
is gray and hairy. This one is new to our home.
Any idea what kind it is? The abdomen is about the
size of a nickel. Thank you, Lee Ann
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Hey Glen! Thanks for having, from what I can
tell, is the best Spider identification
website available. I perused through the
different categories but came up
(surprisingly) stumped on this spider. I've
been seeing a TON of these in Berkeley, CA area
in the past month or two. They're usually
fairly large (1"-1.5") and I always see them in
a large circular web. It looks a lot like
some of the wolf spiders I've
seen on your page but I also read wolf spiders
don't usually hang out
in webs and this one seems to always be in a
web. Thanks for your help! -Sid
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SO i came across your website this summer, i
live just a few miles off of the coast in
Wilimington Nc, and with is mild climate, we
always have some beautiful spiders, so i wanted
to know what they were, your site was really
helpful to me, and i thought i'd send you some
pictures. i believe that they're the garden orb
spider and the golden silk orb spider, which the
former was brilliant at catching moths because
she built her web infront of our garage sensor
light, so everytime she moved, she'd almost
always catch a moth going for the light!, the
golden silk orb's web was build out of a
triangle supported by a tree trunk and the
ground, it was roughly 4 feet by 3 feet. one of
the bigger webs i've seen in a while.
well i hope you get this and enjoy the
pictures.
Kat, Wilmington, North Carolina
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October, 2007:
Hi there, I found your site and after looking at some of
the other photos believe this looks like an orb weaver.
Could you confirm this? My sister found it near a side door
and I set it free on a tree today. Feel free to use the
photos. Thanks, Eric, Huntington Beach, CA
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October, 2007:
Hi Glen: First is the web then the spider. The abdomen is about
1/2 to 3/4 of an inch long. Feel free to use the pictures as
desired, Sincerely glen
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October, 2007:
I was recently hiking at Cedar Hill State Park
and these guys were EVERYWHERE!
I had to clear the trail every few feet as they were
making themselves cozy there, above me and
everywhere I looked! What are they?
Thanks for your insight! Wende
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October, 2007:
Hi Glen,
I was hoping you could help me identify this spider. I found
it in a large, insect-catching web under my back porch
light, and it is about the size of a silver dollar. It seems
quite aggressive. I live in Athens, GA, which is in the
foothills of the Appalachians. Can you please tell me what
it is, and whether or not it is dangerous?
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October, 2007:
I found this spider down by the river was
wondering if you could identify. I live in IL by the fox river
thanks
Lori S.
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October, 2007:
Hi, my name is Debbie and I would like to know what kind of
spider this is. The picture was taken 10/7/2007 in my front
yard in Hardin, TX. The background is the tree that it was
in. Is it poisonous? I think it has very pretty colors and
markings. Debera.You may share this picture on your web page
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1 October, 2007:
Hi Glen - I can only imagine how many emails you receive
from people, asking to identify spiders that dwell at their
homes. I live in San Francisco, and encountered a couple
spiders in my back yard, specifically on my gray colored
deck. I believe they are garden orb weavers, but wanted to
make sure. During the day, the spiders hide (blend with the
deck color really), with legs tucked forward, in corners of
the deck. At night, they are out, busy spinning their very
strong webs. They come across as harmless enough and seems
more afraid of when I walk past them to enter the garage
area. Can you confirm these are the harmless garden orb
weaver spiders? Thanks! Ed from San Francisco
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30 September, 2007:
Hi - I think this is a Garden Orb Weaver. I have only seen
it pop out once
from under its leaf so I can't determine size or that it is
for sure
an Orb Weaver but I thought these pictures that include the
web might
give some hints. The web itself isn't huge but there is what
I call
an anchor that reaches another bush and is very thick. This
is in
southeastern Wisconsin.
Thanks for your site. Sarah
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30 September, 2007:
We found this outside of my child's window. It's web was huge
and my husband P. Roberts took some photo's of it..
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30 September, 2007:
Hi, can you tell me what this spider is
Thanks Bobbi
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Reply: Likewise this one was
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September, 2007:
Found this spider in a magnolia tree. "She" had some webbing
around her on a leaf, but not necessarily a web. We live in
Round Rock Texas. I couldn't identify her from any photos I
could find online. Any ideas? I have two small boys who
really like to play in the back yard. Oddly enough on the
leaf next to her was what I would consider to be a wolf
spider in much the same situation. She is extremely fast and
spreads her legs when startled. Her diameter is approx 3/4 "
and she is a rusty rosish color. Any feedback would help!
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to hide in a leaf like this during the daytime and then come out
and build their webs at night.
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September, 2007:
Hey Glen! I mowed the lawn today and discovered all
sorts of critters in the back yard including this
guy curled up in my Tulip Poplar Tree leaf. I tried
to take a good photo without disturbing him but this
is as good as it gets. I looked up leaf curling
spiders on your website but didn’t see anything like
this one, but obviously we are on two different
continents.
J
Enjoy the photo! You can see the eyes very well when
you blow up the photo to full size. Sheila
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September, 2007:
Attached are photos of a spider I've been observing for a
science class. I think it's a redfemured spotted orbweaver...but
I'm not completely positive. Feel free to post them!
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September, 2007:
Just wondering about this spider, what
is it? This was taken at Summer Lake in
Oregon.
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September, 2007:
Hi Glen. Thanks for any help. “Emma” started hanging
around off of my front porch. Comes out after dusk.
Great web; Has long perimeter threads down from gutter,
maybe three-four strands. Can hinge to the top of a bush
ten feet away without touching ground. Almost every
night, re-constructs this great web. At the centre,
becomes a closer knit web with concentric “circles.”
Does not seem to mind my proximity and flash
photography, in that it doesn’t hide. Good Spider?
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September, 2007:
Hello,
I live in south Alabama & came across this
spider in my backyard. It was about 1 1/2
inches. I have not seen a spider like this
before here. Please let me know what it is if
you can tell.
Thank you!
-BoB in BaMa
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September, 2007:
Hi Glen,
Thanks for answering my email and for posting my
Hobo spider pictures on the website. I thought
you might also like those nice shots I recently
did of an orb-weaver and of a trapdoor spider.
Best wishes,
Françoise
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September, 2007:
Hi Glen, Here are some pictures for your site. The
rounder spider is living right next to a Golden Orb
Weaver spider on the side of our house. I'm guessing the
round one is a Orb Weaver/Garden Spider. Let me know
what you think. Thanks,
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September, 2007:
Hello. I was surfing the net and came upon your site. I have
a picture of a spider that I was trying to identify and I
was hoping maybe you could help me. Please let me know if
you could tell me what kind od spider this is. I could not
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September, 2007:
Hello here are 2 shots of a spider we have here in Miami.
Its about ths size of a 1/2 dollar. Any ideas what it is?
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September, 2007:
To Whom It May Concern: The attached photos are of a
small spider eating a bigger spider.
Also of the Spider by itself. Can you please
tell me what type of spider this is? Can you please tell me what kind of spider this is?
Please advise.
Paola
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30 August 2007:
Hello,
I was hoping you could lend a hand and identify this
spider. We have been finding these spiders inside our
home as well as outside. They are approx 3/4 inch in
length. The picture is quite large but taken on a great
camera so you should be able to zoom in and get great
detail. If you need the photo to be smaller, please let
me know.
Before I call and have an exterminator out to make them
go away I would like to know what they are. They are
great bug catchers and they seem to mind their own
business.
Any help would be great. Thanks!
Jim
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26 August 2007:
Hi. I am Leslie from Maryland.
This little or I should say big guy has found a home on my
deck! We saw him last night – maybe it is black widow or
red widow? BUT his/her web is amazing! It is in perfect
formation and last night we saw it fix a whole after a
storm. It was awesome! Should I get rid of it? Will it
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Hey, I found this guy in my home...which is really
unusual and scary for me!
We usually get MUCH smaller ones, but not that often
especially for this
time of year in Michigan for us.
My cat found him and I about passed out...found your
site and have seen you
help so many other people.
Is he from here? What kind is he? Is he poisonous? And
any other good info
would be great and much appreciated!
Thanks SO much.... ~Jessica
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20 August, 2007:
Hi,
Thank you for helping me identify the spider that has been
hanging around my
front porch since last week. I was able to find others like him
on
Spiderzrule and have identified him as a Garden Orb Weaver. I am
relieved
to learn that he won't harm me, my husband, or our puppy. I have
attached a
couple good photos of him and his web. Feel free to post these
photos if
you would like to. I live in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA.
Thank you!
Meghan
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20 August 2007:
Glen,
Sorry for the large file size. Assume this is a Garden
Orb Weaver? Only
comes out during evening hours. Right outside my kitchen
window. It's fun to
watch him catch mosquitoes!! Love your web site!!
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20 August 2007::
Hi, I have attached some pictures of a spider that has
lived on my step all summer. I have never seen this
type in this area before. Could you please tell me
what it is. I would also like to know any other info
you have on it, such as how far north they live or
where they are usually found. I know it only comes
into it's web at night. It also has a thick web
under it where it sits, does that have anything to
do with babies? There is another living by my other
door that I just discovered, and it too has this
thick web against the wall, but much further from
it's web and where it sits. Thanks, Heather B.
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17 August 2007:
Herman or Glen, Could you help with the attached
identification? Photos attached. red spider with
black cross. My kids and I have been watching a
rather large spider every night this week-- I am
having difficulty finding it on the internet-- It is
reddish (almost bright red) in color at least the
size of a half dollar. I noticed last night that it
had a nearly perfect black cross on its underbelly--
I think the cross is on the smaller of the two
orbits-- where the legs come out. It is a fantastic
orb web-builder.
Question:
We live about 25 miles north of NYC. Do you think it
is poisonous, or that we should be otherwise
concerned. What kind do you think it is? Thanks
Peter
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