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I cannot believe I'm posting a spider pic but.... WTHeck is this!??

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July 19, 2019, 10:11 PM
r0gue
I cannot believe I'm posting a spider pic but.... WTHeck is this!??
Oh my lord. I thought it was a leaf chunk stuck in the web, but my buddy said it is connected, and is the spider.

Obviously I told him to burn down his house and repent for his sins.


July 19, 2019, 10:26 PM
kkina
Looks like a species of spiny orb weaver...



Completely harmless to humans.


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July 19, 2019, 10:27 PM
pwelch001
You gave sound advice
July 19, 2019, 10:34 PM
drabfour
Yeah a type of orb spider.

Spiny Micranthena
July 19, 2019, 10:41 PM
P250UA5
Looks like the Really Big Nope Nope Nope Spider to me.

Can't recall if the true scientific name had 2 or 3 Nope in it.... Big Grin



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July 19, 2019, 10:48 PM
cparktd
...and I can't believe I opened the thread.

Photos like that pop into my head every time I run into a web out in the yard.


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July 20, 2019, 05:05 AM
gearhounds
Just another harmless orb weaver. They are about the size of the average pinky nail which makes it easy to blunder into their webs because they don’t stand out well against the background. I’ve plowed through my fair share of them walking, or cutting the grass.



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July 20, 2019, 05:38 AM
r0gue
Thanks guys!
July 20, 2019, 06:59 AM
Micropterus
quote:
Originally posted by gearhounds:
it easy to blunder into their webs because they don’t stand out well against the background.


During hunting season, they build them at face level across the trail you are using to get to your stand. Not at knee level. And not above your head. Right at face level. And they sit in the middle of the web. So when you are trying to be quiet, you walk into them and feel the grape-sized spider on your face. And your screaming and ripping at your clothing alerts every animal in a 30 mile radius.


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July 20, 2019, 08:12 AM
C-Dubs
May be an orb weaver, but assuredly an arachnope


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July 20, 2019, 08:40 AM
IntrepidTraveler
I ride mountain bike. In the east. This is why I try not to be the first person on the trail for the day.



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July 20, 2019, 08:55 AM
Rotndad
In the southeast we have "Banana Spiders" or golden orb weavers. The are large spiders with a leg span almost the size of your palm and their web is almost ALWAYS at eye level. The silk is surprisingly strong for how thin it is. Though they are venomous, their venom is weak to humans. As kids we used to catch them and play with them, then release them in our yards.

I have seen dirtbike riders crash when running into their webs on the trails. Not because of the webs are so strong but because the riders usually scream like 8 yeard old girls. Big Grin

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July 20, 2019, 04:17 PM
flashguy
Orb weavr spiders should be encouraged around your home. They catch and eat thousands of flies and other bugs, and they are essentially harmless to humans. Not only that, they are surprisingly pretty.

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July 20, 2019, 04:24 PM
ridgerat
R0gue....please add your location to your profile. I'm sure several readers looked to see where you....er....that spider....is.


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July 20, 2019, 05:44 PM
dlc444
Good spider. Leave it alone. Less mosquitoes and other really annoying bugs is a good thing


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July 20, 2019, 06:18 PM
sigcrazy7
Did anybody check out the other videos from Rotndad's link? This reminds me of a village latrine we were supposed to use somewhere on a deployment in Panama. I'd let a turd roll out my leg first.

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July 20, 2019, 11:22 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
There are like those cave/camel crickets...can’t really hurt you, but they can damn make you hurt yourself Razz


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