Spider on hat

The black and white crab (or thorn) spider. Don't know what its bite is like tho'.

-Per.

not poisonous to humans. Only spiders that can kill adults humans are black widow/brown widow, and brown recluse. That is a "garden" spider and cant hurt you.

can't kill?

What about scaring people to death? If that was on my hat, I probably would have crashed. May all the spiders land on my DS or DH's hats - they don't mind such things.

Not only are they ugly, they don't taste good, either.

LOL Ammo, you'd be the one to know huh?

I used to collect these things as a kid when living in Florida. Thought they were the coolest looking spiders around.

Don't think I ever got bit by one, and if I did they can't be very lethal, seeing how I'm still around!

SOLIDUS

Here is a link to venomous spider identification. If you follow the link close to the top of this page you can supposeldy have a colour identification chart mailed to you free of charge.

http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html

Cheers,
-Per

Per, thanks for the site.
Sent it to one of my sons, who's boys are in Scouts, plus they just moved to a rural wooded area.

Looks like a "Spiny Orbweaver" NOT dangerous at all.

Ammo, SERE much? According to Skippy's List, SERE grads will always eat a bug on a dare.

I didn't recognize the spider, but I suppose I could've looked around for a snake or something to feed it to.

"Harmless" is for spiders that don't come into contact with me. The ones that acheive contact - accidently or not - will meet a swift death.

I took my father in law fishing the other night and on the way back to the truck i asked him if he needed a flash light to see in the dark. He said no he would make it with out it. I started walking about 10 minutes after him to the truck and when I started to walk I spot a little sparkle on the ground. I looked closer and it was a spider about the size of a silver dollar. I shined the light higher and seen thousands of sparkles I zig zagged across the field and told the FIL you better be glad you did not take the light. :

Per Ardua said:

Here is a link to venomous spider identification. If you follow the link close to the top of this page you can supposeldy have a colour identification chart mailed to you free of charge.

http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html

Cheers,
-Per

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This is a scam to get your address. They E-mail you the chart.

I love Orb Weavers <3

IIRC, there are an estimated 50,000 spiders per acre. Shine a bright LED spotlight around the grass in the yard at night and catch a glimpse of all the "eyes" watching you!

angeryamerican said:

Here in Florida, this is the one that I hate. I know its harmless, but would you want this thing on you? Add to that the fact that the web is VERY sticky and very strong, you will beat yourself to death when you walk into one. Attached is an interesting article on them and approaching hurricanes.

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And you know when you are hiking here in FL that their webs are at the exact height as our faces LOL

angeryamerican said:

Here in Florida, this is the one that I hate. I know its harmless, but would you want this thing on you? Add to that the fact that the web is VERY sticky and very strong, you will beat yourself to death when you walk into one. Attached is an interesting article on them and approaching hurricanes.

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I would actually shoot that particular one

And you know when you are hiking here in FL that their webs are at the exact height as our faces LOL

I did that once, walked face first into a golden orb's web. Needless to say it would have probably been comical if someone was watching me jumping around and clawing at my face. There may have been a couple of girlie screams but I don't remember. Never did find that spider but I did take photos of another huge golden orb spider nearby and did research on it later.
It's not poisonous, it really is a good looking spider as spiders go and it's web does look golden in the right light.

I see these all the time when I go out in the woods this time of year. BLEH! I had one on my rifle the last time I went out squirrel hunting. Scared the bejeebus out of me when I sat down to rest.