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Jazzpunkin Springfield, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 05, 2007

We stopped for lunch next to a lake in South Carolina and discovered this spider in it's web. It was rather large, I would say 4 inches across.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 05, 2007

That's the flipside of an Argiope aurantia


http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3797429

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Jazzpunkin Springfield, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 05, 2007

Thank you.. That was fast!

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Ozark Ozark, MO(Zone 6a) Aug 07, 2007

This spider is why, when walking through the woods to streams in the Ozarks, you want to keep moving your fishing pole up and down in front of you.

Their webs are huge, stretching between trees - and that fishing pole is what keeps the webs off your face. lol

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Jazzpunkin Springfield, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 07, 2007

Oh yeah.. Now I am not particularly squeamish when it comes to spiders but I definately wouldnt' want this one crawling on me

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