Something cool I found on the pool

Very pretty! I wish i had a decent camera to get some pics of some of the spiders around here :) we have some BIGUNS that are quite pretty :) ( tomato spiders) and some big black ugly ones that hang out in cool dark places * dont know their names*:gj:

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Originally Posted by wendy

looks like a jumper....careful walking by it!

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Its a Marbled Orb weaver (Araneus marmoreus), brown color phase :) Jumpers, and Orb weavers are far from harmful, and are very beneficial to us. Jumpers take care of pest/harmful insects such as mosquito's, fly's, etc. Orb weavers do the same with animals like mosquitos....yet they tend to trap a lot of butterflies and other animals too. The only "harmful" spider we have in the area is the Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus), which is darn near impossible to find to begin with.

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Originally Posted by mooingtricycle

Very pretty! I wish i had a decent camera to get some pics of some of the spiders around here :) we have some BIGUNS that are quite pretty :) ( tomato spiders) and some big black ugly ones that hang out in cool dark places * dont know their names*:gj:

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Pshhh, catch them and ship them to me :P lol. Most spider species aren't protected in the USA through shipping or anything.

As for the Cam...look into something like a Nikon, Olympus, or Canon D-SLR. Most entry level D-SLR's run around $500-600. Don't be scared to buy a refurbished, or used one either ;) Plan on using it, not kissing it good night :)

I think it looks cool! I like spiders, big over small, but I do like the small ones too.. Im just a little iffy cause I got bit by a recluse while staying in Texas once- hospital trip=not fun.