@ Mr,Chips,I don't kill spiders ,I watch them...in the speaker box

at the do-nut shop..I see a black widow web....I know the web

because I have them watched for a long time...they stay close the ground

for most part and come out at night. The orb spider shown...

some where I have close up picture of the face. I was just thinking

of all my outdoors photo I have and video.

So you do have more than just one photo. Interesting indeed

 

So this is: "You show me your arachnid and I'll show you mine". Well here's mine:

I have no idea what it is.

 

So this is: "You show me your arachnid and I'll show you mine". Well here's mine:

I have no idea what it is.

It's a garden spider, the same type that I mentioned before. They are very common in North America

 

I've always heard that called a banana spider. They put on a little show if you get too close - threatening to come right out of that web and land on your neck

 

I've always heard that called a banana spider. They put on a little show if you get too close - threatening to come right out of that web and land on your neck

Never seen one do that before. They're very tolerant. When I was a kid I'd go out in my garden and poke at them with stiff pieces of grass. They wouldn't even twitch.

 

Where do you hail from, Max? It doesn't say in your profile......

Tampa, FL. Swampland. Heres 2 other favorites down here.

Florida Banana Spider
https://www.google.com/search?q=ban...4I5OC9gTb3IGYCg&ved=0CCYQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=919

And this thing.

These are probably the most common spiders here other then LBS's.

 

It's a garden spider, the same type that I mentioned before. They are very common in North America

It really looks like a variety of banana spider. Mabey one from GA or AL without as many stripes.

 

It really looks like a variety of banana spider. Mabey one from GA or AL without as many stripes.

I think you're right. A banana spider is probably just another name for what I learned to be a garden spider. Nicknames, of course. I wish we had an arachnologist here to give us the genus and species. Would sure clear things up!

 

Wow, the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_orb-weaver is an odd looking thing. Most, if not all, of our spiders are fairly boring looking.

 

The last two spiders ,I walked thru the bush with them all over me,still here.

 

I think you're right. A banana spider is probably just another name for what I learned to be a garden spider. Nicknames, of course. I wish we had an arachnologist here to give us the genus and species. Would sure clear things up!

We would also take an entomologist!

 

Wow, the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_orb-weaver is an odd looking thing. Most, if not all, of our spiders are fairly boring looking.

Yah their all over the place here. Look creepy but never give anyone problems. Banana spiders are the worst because they build these huge webs you walk into in the woods and its just crazy the amount of silk you have to pick off you.

 

You see fire ant research on my bio,no one ever gets stung to

mention anything about it. I am trying to get Bryant to Invite me

to Texas,on her dime.

 

And this thing.

These are probably the most common spiders here other then LBS's.

I think I found one of those up in Vermont several years ago. I remember it because it struck me that it was so far from home....

Yah their all over the place here. Look creepy but never give anyone problems. Banana spiders are the worst because they build these huge webs you walk into in the woods and its just crazy the amount of silk you have to pick off you.

Their webs are extraordinarily strong. I always thought the zigzag pattern beneath where the spider sits was a nice touch. Keeps the spider from getting stuck. The engineering behind those webs is incredible, too. If you take a small piece of grass and touch a corner of the web, the whole thing will vibrate violently. Guess that's how the spider knows if it's got a snack

You see fire ant research on my bio,no one ever gets stung to

mention anything about it. I am trying to get Bryant to Invite me

to Texas,on her dime.

I was in Florida about ten years ago. I was visiting an old friend of mine in Port St. Lucie. I went out in his back yard and stepped right in a fire ant nest. I'm telling you, those things can be painful!

 

You are getting close to Loosewire country,some of the guys know

Fort,Lauderdale very well and have travel here.....some have kin folk

here.

 

My friend served 5 years in AL in the 90's. He said the brown recluse infestation was out of control. He said people got bit on a regular basis. They'd fashion face guards and try to seal themselves in the bunks. Sounded like hell.

 

taken by ipad,not clear.

 

taken by ipad,not clear.

It is pretty clear to me that you are a very pretty lady. Is this the first pic we have seen from you?

 

It is pretty clear to me that you are a very pretty lady. Is this the first pic we have seen from you?

yes, at the beginning of this thread, but I deleted lately

 

I remember seeing a picture of her son, but never of her.

Very nice photo, happy!