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re: OT : Spiders in Georgia, specifically the whore spider

Posted on 8/19/18 at 3:36 pm to
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 8/19/18 at 3:36 pm to
That is what mom has at her place in Savannah

Very pretty but at least keeps her web out of a main pathway

Best time is in the morning with the reflective dew.
Posted by S1C EM
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Posted on 8/19/18 at 4:11 pm to
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A master on main facing the street with a kia in the driveway that needs pressure washing and edging in the worst way...



Haha......wut?

Master on main, yes. Kia no, but close....Hyundai. Needs pressure washing and edging? Negative. Maybe you're seeing the bush in the reflection? Fairly good assessment overall.

Oh, we face the cul-de-sac.
Posted by S1C EM
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Posted on 8/19/18 at 4:17 pm to
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That is what mom has at her place in Savannah



They're beautiful and yes, they tend to stick pretty close to structures. Perfectly harmless, but they'll scare the bejezzus out of people who suffer with arachnophobia. We've had at least four of them show up in two years' time. The orb weavers do tend to set up shop in the middle of everything.
Posted by K9
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Posted on 8/19/18 at 9:54 pm to
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A master on main facing the street with a kia in the driveway that needs pressure washing and edging in the worst way...



what a dick
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 12:15 pm to
Orb weavers are pretty cool and the mating process is interesting.

I like the small ones that jump their prey too.

Posted by S1C EM
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 1:02 pm to
The little jumping spiders are my favorite. I love the deliberate, incremental motions they make. Like they're thinking through every step of whatever it is they're doing. Really mesmerizing to watch.
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 6:20 pm to





Posted by S1C EM
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 6:45 pm to


Those little things really are just the best.
This post was edited on 8/20/18 at 6:47 pm
Posted by tylerdurden24
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 7:40 pm to
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“Okefenokee Joe”


I too benefited from the swampwisdom of one Okefenokee Joseph as a young lad. Dumped a rattlesnake out on the gym floor and told us to respect that venomous sumbitch and it'll show us respect back. Dude was South Georgia Steve Irwin.
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 7:50 pm to
I see this spider





I see this spider





I see this spider





I can't seem to see one here, just a cricket (down next to the first E in SEE). Where is it?

Posted by tylerdurden24
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 7:53 pm to
Trapdoor spider. That's a cricket above the E
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 7:56 pm to
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Trapdoor spider.


Thats what I figured, especially with the trip threads in sight

quote:

That's a cricket above the E


Yeah, I saw that easily

My question is where is the spider in the pic?
Posted by tylerdurden24
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 8:03 pm to
Posted by S1C EM
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 8:08 pm to
Clearly a trick pic...... Lol
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 8:24 pm to
Thanks, with motion the spider is much easier to see



I did not poop bricks tho as that was not that scary.

Not the best day for the cricket tho.



The one that would bother me is the bird spider in South America. Being big and poisonous is bad enough but to further mess with you they have hair that is a major irritant.

Puppy sized spider in the South American Goliath Bird Eater.

To protect itself, the spider rubs its hind legs against its abdomen to release microscopic hairs with barbs.
"'Oh how cute!', I thought when I first saw the adorable behavior," Naskrecki wrote. "Until a cloud of urticating hair hit my eyeballs, and made me itch and cry for several days," Naskrecki wrote.
Posted by fibonaccisquared
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 9:05 pm to
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Dude was South Georgia Steve Irwin.

Pretty accurate. Met him a few times over the years through school, 4H, and trips down to the swamp. Good memories.
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