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Posted: Aug/10/2005 7:03 PM PST
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ec ology/mpages/black_and_yellow_argiope.htm Wow, if you read down in this link it says that these spiders eat their web each night and build a new one...that's hard to believe!! |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 10:53 PM PST
Very interesting.... I always wondered how they were able to repair the damaged areas as if new. now I know.... they are new. |
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Posted: Aug/11/2005 11:40 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by strmywthr3 Great photo Davlyn! I had one in my tomato plants last year. I was sad to find the dead body when it died in the fall. I have 2 of them in my tomatoes this year. They've doubled in size from last week to this week. Guess they're eating well! I'm just real careful to pick the tomatoes around their webs.I'll have to hunt for them in the pasture and bring them up to the garden... Otherwise  when insect loving son comes for a visit , send him on a mission.. I had to can the veggy garden the last 2 yrs. We had a small barn put up and now no where to put one... I thought of raised ones. But Hubby and I wouldn't eat that much. So we grace the small local farm stands.... 
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 10:52 PM PST
THanks.... I emailed it to our local small newspaper. he puts pic's in of wild life.He told me what it was and now I forget the offical name. Dahh Its' A black & white A---- . But has several other names. My husband says he sees them all thi time in the pasture when the grass gets tall. This is my first time ... Glad it's a safe one... Kool web tho..... Yes ..... |
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Posted: Aug/11/2005 1:12 AM PST
Great photo Davlyn! I had one in my tomato plants last year. I was sad to find the dead body when it died in the fall. I have 2 of them in my tomatoes this year. They've doubled in size from last week to this week. Guess they're eating well! I'm just real careful to pick the tomatoes around their webs. |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 4:27 PM PST
Golden Orb Weaver, if memory serves. |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 4:29 PM PST
I'm thinking they arecalled a writing spider, which would be a common name and maybe only used around here.... mainly because the 'pad' looks like hand writing. We have a nice population of them around our house. Almost every year one will build a web near the back door. we always enjoy watching them and playing with them. With a blade of grass you can lightly touch the web somewhere and jiggle and she will think it is an insect caught in the web and go for it. She's sharp tho, will only fall for that trick once. You can also make like you are going threaten her (move your hand towards her as if you are going to pick her up and she will start pumping her web back and forth trying to bluff you into backing off. Usually hidden somewhere around the edge of the web you might find one or several egg sacks which hold next year's brood. |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 3:44 PM PST
i don't know but it sure makes a cool lookin' web! i like the zig-zag thing. |
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Posted: Aug/11/2005 12:18 AM PST
Don't think we get him/her up here in my neck of the woods. I just love seeing him/her. Never heard of a spider that did that with the web. Thanks that is so interesting. |
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Posted: Aug/10/2005 3:34 PM PST
 Anyone know what kind of spider this is ? I found it this morning in my garden. I can't find a picture of it.... Oh. I am oldie just getting back on... Linda davis here. Pike , NH. aka Davlyn....
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