Wendy and I have a pet spider. Bob the Spider has been outside our front door for at least a month! I even uploaded a video of Bob the Spider working on a web. It’s after the cut.
Check out the hi-res version of Bob the Spider now on my Flickr account…
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That picture is beautiful! Wow! Thanks for sharing.
You are lucky that you don’t have arachnophobia and you can enjoy watching spiders. I have really really bad one … But the picture is beautiful! I’ve looked at it several times, even though I flinch every time I glimpse at it:)
Well despite my severe entomophobia, i have a love-hate relationship with spiders. They eat other insects (yay!) but they are still creepy crawly. I enjoy it on your front door though! Persistent little buggers aren’t they? I have to admire them, just keep them several feet away. Do you have any idea what species? I’ve never seen one quite like Bob.
I wish I knew more about Bob’s identity. We had a bit of scare as Bob disappeared for a few days. Fortunately, Bob is back! I have no idea how long Bob will last but it’s nice to see it at the front door when I come home at night.
Hey, errrrrrr, you got any idea on species, because I have used your beautiful picture for a school project (I’m 12) but I really need to know the species…
Plz help!
@LiLo - I wish I knew what type of spider Bob was…he’s no longer around. Hopefully another spider of the same type will come around this winter…
What was your school project? Just curious…also I posted a link to a hi-res version of the original photograph.
Orb Weaving Spider
Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one’s face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.
Spider Identification - an adult is about 2/3 to more than 1 inch in body length - has a bulbous abdomen - often colorful - dark to light brown pattern. The common Golden Orb-Weaver Spider has a purplish bulbous abdomen with fine hairs.
Habitat - often found in summer in garden areas around the home - they spin a large circular web of 6 feet or more, often between buildings and shrubs, to snare flying insects, such as, flies and mosquitoes
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13512/bgimage
pretty close…