Ahhhhhhh!!

[Cook1]

Anyone found if it's poisonious or not?

 

[Psycho18]

Its still there and I refuse to kill it. I don't think its poisonious Cook1.

 

[Cook1]

Don't get me wrong, it is bad ass looking, just if it is poisonious, then some recautions should be taken ya know.

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

I usually have a kill-on-sight policy when it comes to spiders

:thumbsup: I hate any and all spiders.

 

[Wallydraigle]

It's a female Argiope aurantia. Yes, they belong to the orb weaver family. All spiders are poisonous, that's how their digestive system works. They inject venom into their prey, which liquifies their inner tissues, and then the spider sucks the juices out. The bite of this spider is no worse than a bee sting for a human, but you will never, ever be bitten by any Argiope unless you pick up the spider and hold it against your skin because they never leave their webs. Leave it alone and it will stay there all summer eating insects for you.

 

[her209]

Anything with more than 4 legs I kill.

 

[Cook1]

Mind if I ask where you live? Just wondering where they live is all...the spider that is

 

[element]

Originally posted by: her209
Anything with more than 4 legs I kill.

/looks down....


3...whew...I'm safe.

 

[Psycho18]

Originally posted by: Cook1
Mind if I ask where you live? Just wondering where they live is all...the spider that is

I live in Florida.

 

[NuclearNed]

Garden Spider

I have at least two of them in my yard right now and love them. I think their markings are beautiful. And they get quite large as the summer turns to fall, but they are harmless.

 

[samgau]

Alright... seems banana spider are members of a different orbweaver family: Tetragnathidae (long jawed orbweavers), genus: Nephila and Yellow Garden Spiders are members of Araneidae (orbweavers), genus: Argiope aurantia and the pics of the OP are the latter...
Thanks for the correction...

 

[Apathetic]

Bah, that spider isn't anywhere near as big as the one on your shoulder...

Dave