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19-09-2009, 04:37 PM
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| | | I've just seen a gorgeous spider!
By my wheelie bin 
Wasn't able to get a pic, but it was *enormous*, nice fat body, lots of stripes and quite furry. Anyone got any idea what type it might have been?
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19-09-2009, 04:51 PM
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| | | Re: I've just seen a gorgeous spider!
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Originally Posted by cutecoot  By my wheelie bin
Wasn't able to get a pic, but it was *enormous*, nice fat body, lots of stripes and quite furry. Anyone got any idea what type it might have been? | Garden orb weaver probably 
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19-09-2009, 08:03 PM
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That looks like the one! I have absolutely no idea about spider names .. might take a bit more interest now
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19-09-2009, 09:01 PM
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| | | Re: I've just seen a gorgeous spider!
Excellent! Another spider convert  Once people get to "know" them, very often they realise there is more to them than mere creepy crawliness 
Fascinating creatures.
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19-09-2009, 09:33 PM
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| | | Re: I've just seen a gorgeous spider!
I like these "tiger" spiders; every time I walk down the garden I have to carefully unhitch several from across the path and put them to one side so they don't lose their lunches. At least four today, and a beauty across the greenhouse doorway. I'm amazed at how far their lines stretch, 9/10 ft at least on some webs. |
19-09-2009, 09:51 PM
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lol, Hedera! I often had to unhitch them from my hair! The spiders I don't mind so much, they assist on making a clean exit from my tresses, it's those "lunches" that stick to it like glue - ugh! 
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21-09-2009, 05:54 PM
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How big can these A. diademata get? The one outside on the patio is huge, I was going to try and take a photo with a ruler by it but need three hands. all the rest are half the size. It catches a lot of food. | | |
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