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jurassicdaryl Blanchester, OH(Zone 6a) Jan 27, 2007

Just curious if anyone knows anything about these spiders? Normally I find them in my vegetable garden but last summer this guy built a web next to our hotub. He was very entertaining...& well fed lol.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jan 27, 2007

It's a garden spider, Argiope aurantia


http://bugguide.net/node/view/2025

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jurassicdaryl Blanchester, OH(Zone 6a) Jan 27, 2007

Well that was easy. Thx

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jan 27, 2007

Here's the Bugfiles page, I almost forgot

http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/69/

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jan 27, 2007

My most favoritest spider - yours is a female.

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jurassicdaryl Blanchester, OH(Zone 6a) Jan 27, 2007

Well the name Writing Spider sure is appropriate... Judgeing by some of these photos I'm seeing, I think I might have a nest in a potted plant I'm overwintering in my garage. Its about the size of a large grape. Hmm, what to do...I would think I have at least a couple of months before...

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jan 28, 2007

Does it look like a little pot?

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jurassicdaryl Blanchester, OH(Zone 6a) Jan 29, 2007

Sort of. I would say closer to a little pear...

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jan 29, 2007

Here's a photo of one....
http://davesgarden.com/bf/showimage/784/

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jurassicdaryl Blanchester, OH(Zone 6a) Jan 29, 2007

Well I just took this pic and it does look like a pot...

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jan 29, 2007

Looks like we were posting at about the same time! That's it! Congratulations!

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