Forum: Photography

Subject: What is this HUGE spider?!

Damia opened this issue on Aug 06, 2005 ยท 23 posts

Damia posted Sat, 06 August 2005 at 7:50 PM

Okay, I found this in my yard today. I moved it across the street to take pics of it. Most came out blurry, but I did manage to get a couple good ones. I have NEVER seen a spider like this around my house. Does anyone know what it is? I know someone (can't remember the name...sooo sorry) posted a bug site. Thought I would show you guys how creepy this thing is though. :)

~Damia~ LeviathanPhotography

tizjezzme posted Sat, 06 August 2005 at 8:29 PM

Eewwww ... shudder Very PRETTY spider, but my gosh, I have never seen anything quite like this one before. I think they say that the colorful ones are the poisonous ones. But who knows. Where are you .. hopefully not in Minnesota usa?? lol


"The only thing coming straight out of MY camera is the cable!"
P. Vermeulen

L8RDAZE posted Sat, 06 August 2005 at 8:40 PM

Attached Link: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/black_and_yellow_argiope.htm

Looks like a black & yellow orb spider! More info at link!

Checkout the microscopic images under the "additional media" links near the bottom of the page! WHOA!

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dark_storm posted Sat, 06 August 2005 at 10:23 PM

OMFG, what the hek is this, THING!!!.I saw a horror movie when i was young with spider tears. That scared me soo bad. In fact, i didnt realy hate them, i only dont like them when they are on me. This one is simply fabulous. Colourful and soo big. I just hope this one will not walk on me someday. hihihihi. Benoit. Have a nice day :O)

L8RDAZE posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 12:01 AM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=466545

Geez...I forgot I had a photo of one of these critters in my gallery from awhile ago!





Enmos posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 6:26 AM

Yep, thats the one :o) Awesome capture Damia, yours too Joe !! :o)

Zacko posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 10:42 AM

Is that Tupperware? #:op OOOOOOOOOOOOH MY GOD!!!! That is the freakiest spider i have ever seen!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! Thats the kind of spider that weaves nightmares i tell ya. SCARYYYYYY!!! I salute you for being brave enough to take that shot (i wouldnt have been), and what a great shot it is!!! CLAPCLAPCLAP #:O)

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
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CavalierLady posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 2:13 PM

My book tells me it is an Orb Weaver spider. I took this photo last week,... common here in Texas, and quite common around the U.S. I believe. Yes, they get quite large and can certainly startle you when you walk up on them.

This site:
http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/l-1787.html

....has a brief description and image of this spider.

Zacko posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 2:29 PM

EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! That is SCARY!!!!!! Wow, you guys sure have some nasty looking bugs. This is the biggest spider i have ever seen here in Sweden. I bet it still wasnt even 1 inch in size....lucky us i suppose.

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
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Andreas

Mystic Pic

Enmos posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 2:45 PM

Cool shots !! :D Makes me wanna join in... ;o) Shot this one last year, it was about 2 cm large (4/5 inch). Its not the same species either but still the same family though ;o) Its a Wasp Spider, *Agriope bruennichi*. Have a great day all :o) Jeroen

CavalierLady posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 2:51 PM

LOL....I'm no spider fan, to say the least, I freak when one gets in the house... but,... dig those crazy bumblebee type stripes on that wasp spider! :D

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vlaaitje posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 3:48 PM

mmmmm my first thought was a "waspspider" but the legs are different. Spiders are not my favorite insects brrrrrrrrrrrrr...but I am not that scared anymore as in the past sins I search for bugs.......

Ilona Krijgsman: My Tree Of Life
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L8RDAZE posted Sun, 07 August 2005 at 10:08 PM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=1011979

Whoa...some cool lookin' ARACHNID images you all have there!

Here's another one I stumbled upon recently...A Six Spotted Fishing Spider...this one WALKS on WATER





cynlee posted Mon, 08 August 2005 at 2:33 AM

can't help but add one more from Texas... looks like an old hippie dude on his back...

ModestyB posted Mon, 08 August 2005 at 4:40 AM

I wonder If your spider is on drugs Cindy...'cause the net seems a bit...eh..."zigzaggy" LOL!! I saw a reportage in national geographix, were they gave spiders different kind of drugs...and those who got psycedelic drugs...just started to do strange nets.......

TwoPynts posted Mon, 08 August 2005 at 9:57 AM

Attached Link: Golden Silk spider II

Hey, cool spiders gang. Those Orb spiders sure are something! At first I that that it was maybe what I found recently. So here are my two additions. Here is the other link: [Golden Silk I](http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=1010070&Start=1&Artist=TwoPynts&ByArtist=Yes).

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Damia posted Mon, 08 August 2005 at 10:31 AM

Wow! Great creepy spider images! At least I know they aren't poisonous. Now I have to figure out which image to put in my gallery. There are 3 or 4 pretty good ones, I just don't know which looks the best. And, yes, that is a disposable tupperware-type container, Andreas. :) Thanks for the info guys! I live in California and have never seen anything like this, so I was a bit freaked out. Insects tend to do that to me when they are right in front of me. lol

~Damia~ LeviathanPhotography

maggiemai posted Mon, 08 August 2005 at 9:39 PM

I found this little guy spinning his web near the back door to my basement. He's not very big...about the size of a pencil eraser; but he's very ambitious and spins quite a large web. :-) He's also very common I think, here in NY, as I've seen several of them at different locations. No idea what kind he is though. Some very awesome spider pics in here!! EEEEKS!!!!

Love, Light and Laughter  ~ :-)

TwoPynts posted Tue, 09 August 2005 at 8:50 AM

Great capture of the spider and that web, I have such a hard time with those.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

maggiemai posted Tue, 09 August 2005 at 4:35 PM

:-)) Thank you Two!! :-) hugggs

Love, Light and Laughter  ~ :-)

Zacko posted Tue, 09 August 2005 at 4:43 PM

WOOOOOW!!! That web really looks amazing!!! Never seen one "spun" (the swede seems to have lost his dictionary again...please help him find it...sigh) that perfect before. So symmethrical (GOD, i really need that stupid dictionary now...i can sense i have sooo many typos already..sigh) This thread really got a nice "spin" (LOL at pathetic self) to it now. Thanks for starting it D. #:O)

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
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Andreas

Mystic Pic

maggiemai posted Tue, 09 August 2005 at 5:09 PM

ROFL Andreas!!! You are so cute looking for the dictionary... LOL

Love, Light and Laughter  ~ :-)

Damia posted Tue, 09 August 2005 at 7:42 PM

That is a great web shot! My webs never seem to come out good. Andreas, I'm glad I started it, too. Your spider up there looks pretty creepy, big or not! And you don't need your dictionary.....we all know what you mean. :)

~Damia~ LeviathanPhotography