BOO!!!
Heh heh heh.
While I was at my mom’s this weekend knitting, this svelte lass was out back weaving. (I *think* she’s a lass – the conversation was kind of one-sided. After I confessed that I didn’t have any juicy flies, she didn’t seem interested in talking.)
I made good progress on Versatility over the weekend. Photos soon.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:13 am
Dang, that is one awesome (and freaky) pic.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am
I know spiders are supposed to be good for the environment and all that, but I would have had to whack her with rolled-up newspaper!
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 am
I don’t know if she was as metallic in person as she photographed, but really with that much bling I think female is a good guess.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Those spiders are wild. We called them zipper spiders because of that funky little white zipper they add to all their webs. UHHHHH and those things can get ginormous.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Cool! Great spider!
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Wow! That’s beautiful! The ones around here are just big and brown. I keep trying to charge rent, but they don’t pay up. So I toss them outside. I’d be less creeped out if they didn’t fill the entire width of the glass I use to catch them. The other day one knocked over the cup while I was searching for the card to slip underneath. *shudder*
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Crazy Texas spiders. I should look him/her up in my Texas spider handbook. Seven months living there–I bought the important literature!
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
yes – i photographed a similar lady when i lived in austin. she’s an argiope spider (argiope aurantia, i think), and lived in our front yard for a month or so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_(spider)
and my photos @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25107780@N00/2882209883/in/photostream/
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
:shrieks:
Thanks. Thanks for the nightmares. I’ll be sending you my therapy bill.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Most spiders – and all who spin webs – are definitely female.
Please don’t ever give me reason to spout more spider facts…please… *shudder*
September 24th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Yup… definately too big to let live.
September 25th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Holy moly, what an awesome picture. She’s beautiful!
September 26th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
What a hussy! Check out those black stockings!
(for the record, I hate spiders, but seem to have this gross, unreasonable fascination with them too)