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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 3:32:41 PM
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I met this beauty just a bit ago as I was tending to my pot of Tomatoes. She is quiet large, about two inches in body length. I do not freak over these critters.. unless they are of poisonous variety.... so, is she a safe one?
..hard to tell but she has some zig zag lines in her web... beautiful!
she lives beside this!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 3:52:34 PM
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Isn't that a writing spider? My granddaughter said there is one right on their porch. ANd it has a sack of eggs now. They love their spider. It looks like that one. I don't think they are poisonous.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 4:15:15 PM
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Yes....those spidies love tomato plants. Aren't they pretty?!?!
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 4:31:09 PM
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Back in Texas on my Uncle's Farm we call these little ladies - Zipper spiders :-) Yellow garden spiders. Enjoy the wonders of her web.
Farmgirl Sister #918
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
901 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
901 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 5:07:45 PM
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We used to have one next to out tomatoes. My husband loved her and would even try and feed her!
Farmgirl #1947 |
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 9:20:41 PM
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We had one at the place I used to work at. We all loved her and fed her quite a bit. They are so pretty!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 07:01:55 AM
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Yes, she is one of the good girls. There was a black widow out on my AC yesterday. I was spraying the dirt and stuff out of the fins and she came running out. I ran too, the other way!
Belle |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 09:25:37 AM
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I love MJF! There aren't many places where people love spiders! They are fascinating creatures, and this one is a beauty.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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36paws20hooves
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Danielle
Weirsdale
Florida
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 6:04:20 PM
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This is my kinda thing.... that is a Argiope spider. They are harmless.
I'm so busy I don't know if I just found a rope or lost my horse! |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 6:53:10 PM
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Karrieann,
You always take the best photos! :)
Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2010 : 10:48:02 AM
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Every time I mow my yard, I come in with one of those spiders in my hair. They have never bitten me yet.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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hour3suns
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Sharon
Frankfort
OH
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2010 : 5:04:34 PM
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What you have there is a Golden Garden Spider. It'll eat lots of insects for you.
Smiling & Waving,
Sharon |
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MerryHeartSister
True Blue Farmgirl
158 Posts
Christy
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2010 : 5:42:02 PM
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I have bunches of those. I think they do a fabulous job of eating nagging insects. I love the yellow bright color.
Farmgirl #1951
Home is a gift that should be opened every day. |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13982 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13982 Posts |
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craftbug
True Blue Farmgirl
545 Posts
Patsy
Clarkson
Kentucky
USA
545 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2010 : 7:00:57 PM
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I have a wonderful pic of this same spider. It built a web right across my steps from one side of the hand rail to the other, so her web was about 4 feet wide..lol seems they love that zig zag in the middle.
Make my words soft and tender, for I may have to eat them. :) |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2010 : 2:26:53 PM
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I have her sister in my front yard:) She is always welcomed. If you look at her web you will see a zipper pattern. Barbara
Don't forget to laugh! |
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Gloria Bonde
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Gloria
Hot Springs
SD
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2010 : 3:54:34 PM
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I have these spiders in my South Dakota garden. They are also called orb spiders. I read where they spin a new web every night. Sometimes on a warm dry day I will throw a grasshopper into their web and they will quickly weave a cocoon over them. They are good spiders. Scary, yes when you first come to meet them, but good.
www.DakotaGarden.com |
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