Interesting Spider

[pleeo]

Here's a Luna Moth that was in my yard a few weeks ago. It easily had a 5 inch wingspan. Paul

[jimt]

pretty common around here..this one had a 12'x12' web.

[jimt]

one of my hobbies, lots of insect photos

[jimt]

suitable for this site

[eddies]

its so kool the things we walk up on when out hunting. the last thing i found was poison ivy. sorry no pics.

[drdave514]

I hate spiders as well. Once as a kid I shot one of those big yellow/black garden spiders, which get quite fat, with a bb gun at point blank and some of it's guts flipped back on my face. I hit the ground like I'd been the one shot and rolled around screaming. Man I hate spiders.

We have black widows and brown recluses around here, which can be dangerous, but the rest of them are fairly harmless so my fear is rather unwarranted but I still hate them.

[Shannon Graham]

That arrowhead spider is an interesting one. Those Luna Moths are impressive. Don't guess I've ever seen one.

I've cleared out more than a few large spider webs while darting through the cedars on my bike. Nothing like looking up at the last minute and seeing one of these large lichen orb weavers headed for your mouth. I've done some crazy dances in the woods after running through those webs and not knowing where the resident spider came to rest.

Shannon

[pleeo]

Another yard visitor a few years ago, an Imperial Moth. Paul

[Steve Valentine]

Originally Posted by Shannon Graham

That arrowhead spider is an interesting one. Those Luna Moths are impressive. Don't guess I've ever seen one.

I've cleared out more than a few large spider webs while darting through the cedars on my bike. Nothing like looking up at the last minute and seeing one of these large lichen orb weavers headed for your mouth. I've done some crazy dances in the woods after running through those webs and not knowing where the resident spider came to rest.

Shannon

Shannon, that reminds me of a time I was crawling betwen the corn rows on a Ft Ancient site. The corn was about full growth and there was a perfect canopy at ground level that was like a tunnel and perfect to crawl through. I was in a highly concentrated spot with tons of debris and artifacts showing and not paying attention in front of me and just as I looked up and moved forward I crawled right into a huge yellow Orb Spider and it was on my face along with most of it's web.

Now, I have a deathly fear of spiders no matter what kind and I think I cleared 4 rows of corn before I hit ground again throwing my hat and swiping at my face as vigorously as I could. I have no idea where the spider ended up. I probably tossed it 30 feet when I was swiping. lol After that I always made sure to look a ways ahead of me in the row to make sure that didn't happen again.

[jimt]

no trouble for this spider to take prey twice her size..no web, she jumps them like a cat.

the Saddleback Catterpillar is something that you can't even brush against without those poison filled tubes breaking off under your skin..they grow into a harmless brown moth.

Yellow Jacket Wasp ..now here is your worst enemy especially when he comes with his friends..