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November 6, 2014 at 9:03 pm #816067
sbreParticipantI’ve searched all the photos I could find on the internet and can’t seem to find this one, who can help?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give.
November 6, 2014 at 9:10 pm #819083
wakefloodParticipantHandsome little devil. Sorry, no idea. Maybe there’s a designation for spiders like there is for fungus – i.e. “LBMs” which stands for any of the hundreds of indistinct little brown mushrooms that require more than a few seconds to uniquely identify?
November 6, 2014 at 9:16 pm #819084
anonymeParticipantOr “LBB’s”, the birder’s derogatory referral to “little brown birds” – which are my favorites as they often have the sweetest song.
Anyhoo, I could probably I.D. the spider for you if I could figure out a way to view the image. Suggestions? I tried copy and paste but it didn’t work.
November 6, 2014 at 9:45 pm #819085
dhgParticipantAreanus Trifolius????
November 6, 2014 at 9:47 pm #819086
HMC RichParticipantThe Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center on West Marginal has a Spider Seminar at times on the weekend. I believe they could tell you.
Looks like a jumping spider to me.
November 6, 2014 at 10:19 pm #819087
Blackcat119ParticipantLooks like an red variation of Araneidae Araneus Diadematus. Known as a garden spider or “cross spider”. they are everywhere in the fall!
November 6, 2014 at 11:05 pm #819088
miwsParticipantNovember 6, 2014 at 11:06 pm #819089
miwsParticipantanonyme, let me know if that shows for you.
It does for me, but I was able to see it via C&P, so it may just be in my cache.
Mike
November 6, 2014 at 11:09 pm #819090
JanSParticipantwhat kind of spider? creepy…that kind ;-)
a Garden Orb Weaver? Seems there are different kinds…
http://www.spiderzrule.com/orbweaver09.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus
successfully creeped out now – lol
November 6, 2014 at 11:40 pm #819091
anonymeParticipantDefinitely Araneus, most likely A. diadematus – our most common orb-weaving garden spider, as blackcat pointed out. Most of the really robust females have made their egg sacs by now, and either perished or are hunkering down for the winter. I’ve seen a few smaller ones out on these warmer days, though. The color variations cover a wide spectrum, from pale buff, to reddish, to almost black. The cross on the back is usually diagnostic.
Mike, thanks for techspertise!
November 7, 2014 at 12:57 am #819092
cjboffoliParticipantNovember 7, 2014 at 1:31 am #819093
wakefloodParticipantNovember 7, 2014 at 1:45 am #819094
sbreParticipantThanks all, I KNEW I could count on you!!!
Hope you’re enjoying the wind too, it was such a fun ride home this evening!!!
November 7, 2014 at 2:32 am #819095
miwsParticipantYou’re welcome, anonyme!
And thank *you* for your usual spiderpertise! ;-)
sbre, I’ll bet work was a thrill for you as well!
Mike
November 7, 2014 at 2:41 am #819096
JanSParticipantwake…if you have enough of them you could put them on a skewer w/onions, peppers, tomatoes maybe ;-)
November 7, 2014 at 2:08 pm #819097
anonymeParticipantJan, they actually do something similar in South America. The largest tarantula in the world, Theraphosa blondi, attains a leg span of up to 12 inches. The natives lure these out of their burrows, tie the legs together over their backs, and roast them wrapped in banana leaves. When the feast is finished, the inch-long fangs that remain are used as toothpicks. YUM. (I’m kidding – an arachnologist acquaintance experienced this and said it was quite disgusting.)
My cat does love his eight-legged treats, though. I try to rescue his prey when I can, but often I can hear the dreaded crunching before I can get there…
November 8, 2014 at 11:38 pm #819098
B-squaredParticipantThat was my guess, anonyme.
http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/cross_spider_712.html
November 11, 2014 at 1:40 am #819099
wsmama3ParticipantMy STEM 3rd grader says “this is a cross spider” – it’s his spider for his current project so if you want to know anything about it – he is TOTALLY an expert. I’d love him to talk to someone else about these spiders cause I’ve heard A LOT about them! :)
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