Big spider!!!

[bonnie1965]

Beautiful shot! I took a couple of a spider at my brother's home. Spiders are just amazing to me

Sorry for the hijack! Never thought I would get a chance to share this

 

[cat52]

What a great shot!

You know, I think my own lack of fear of spiders came from a very early reading of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web. From then on, spiders were Good Guys...

 

[luvmy2cats]

She hasn't been in her web for a few days so I think she must have crawled somewhere and died.

I'll be happy when her babies come in the Spring.

I hope a few hang around.

 

[sillyjilly]

I don't like spiders!!! Not none at all. But more power to you for likeing them, come and take all the ones I got here! We got some huge freaky ones!

 

[tarasgirl06]

Awww, I'm sorry about that -- what kind of spider, if you know, was she? I love spiders, too -- there aren't too many of us out there, are there? Hopefully she is leaving a lasting legacy and you will be the proud surrogate mom of a clowder of spiderlings (or whatever a whole family group of spiders might be called!) Let us know, won't you?

 

[luvmy2cats]

Originally Posted by Tarasgirl06

Awww, I'm sorry about that -- what kind of spider, if you know, was she? I love spiders, too -- there aren't too many of us out there, are there? Hopefully she is leaving a lasting legacy and you will be the proud surrogate mom of a clowder of spiderlings (or whatever a whole family group of spiders might be called!) Let us know, won't you?

She was a banded garden spider. Her webs were gorgeous, she would tear down and build every night. I have old posts of her and her egg cacoon. The cacoon one is more recent and the one of just her is older.

 

[tari]

I'm personally terrified of spiders. But recently I've determined to start what I call a "spider tolerance policy" and at a minimum let them be, even if I didn't like them much. A month or so ago, though, I had a really cool-looking spider take up residence outside our garage door, near the light. It seemed to me to be a pretty smart place for a spider to live because the light would attract bugs. She spun some really beautiful webs. I named her Charlotte, and she lived there happily for several weeks, then died. A few weeks later, another spider of the same variety, but smaller, moved in. I assume it had to be a child of Charlotte's. My niece named him Fred. He disappeared a week or so ago.

I'm still a long way from liking spiders, but I have to admit that I grew a bit fond of these two. I'm looking forward to seeing if we have more descendents move in next spring.

I have no idea what kind of spider they were, but I'm going to have to check out banded garden spiders. They did have stripes, and they did have beautiful webs, and they did seem to build new ones every night. (I thought the wind or something just kept destroying them.)

 

[luvmy2cats]

When my spider left her web recently I thought she was dead. It turns out she just crawled down toward the bottom of the house. I can't believe she's still alive!!!! I took pictures but I won't be able to post them untill tomorrow because I brought the wrong USB cable over to my moms.

 

[luvmy2cats]

I can't belive she's still alive. I touched her yesterday.

 

[lauracatlover]

I'm not really into spiders but that is cool!

you should call her something so she has a proper name

p.s thanks for the gift!

 

[liza24]

wow, shes pretty! she wont last long tho, winter is coming

 

[luvmy2cats]

Originally Posted by lauracatlover

I'm not really into spiders but that is cool!

you should call her something so she has a proper name

p.s thanks for the gift!

I usually call her Charlie. Your welcome for the gift.

 

[lauracatlover]

Originally Posted by luvmycat1

I usually call her Charlie. Your welcome for the gift.

hehe that's sweet

- is that charlie short for charlotte from charlottes web by any chance?

 

[luvmy2cats]

Originally Posted by lauracatlover

hehe that's sweet

- is that charlie short for charlotte from charlottes web by any chance?

Nah, just charlie.

 

[lauracatlover]

Originally Posted by luvmycat1

Nah, just charlie.

oh lol

still a sweet name though

 

[natalie_ca]

Looks like she's missing a leg. She has 4 on the left and 3 on the right in that picture.

 

[my cat mellow]

eughhh I know spiders are good to have around but I cant stand them!

its cool she is back though

 

[katz4life]

That spider is a big one! We always thought spiders were pretty cool...
Its cute how you named the spider Charlie!

 

[cocoalily]

I can't believe you touched her! I would've fainted by then!

 

[tomfarr]

Spiders GOOD!