identify this spider please!

[thehunted]

Spiders and Snakes are the one thing that really freak me out - just something bout those little critter crawling all over me UGH.

Glad to see its harmless but still don't think I could let it crawl over me - it would be a dead spider

x2 not for my liking

 

[Porter]

I've seen them referred to as a Golden Orb Spider.
they're really cool when you're walking into the woods before dawn on your way to your deerstand and you run into one.

Had this happen more than once already this year.

 

[71buickfreak]

They are really good nuiscance-eaters. We have CONSIDERABLY less flies and bugs on the front porch since our two spiders have shown up. They will take their webs down and rebuild them daily.

 

[HMFIC]

If it makes noise, it's a Rattlespider
If it doesn't make noise, it's either a Black Widow or a Brown Recluse

All three deserve to die by fire... it's your only remedy.

 

[RWS]

we always have lots of em. had one on our front porch this year over a seldom used set of steps near the front door. she made one egg sac and shrunk considerably in size. i assumed she'd die but a couple weeks later she made another. i liked having her around to catch things before they made it into the house. i even went so far as to put obstacles in front of the steps to keep people from bothering her. bet she's over 3"

 

[OKCShooter]

They love it when you spray Hairspray on them while holding a lighter.

 

[RWS]

i have the same policy with spiders as i do with snakes. if it can hurt me it dies. if it cant hurt me and is beneficial, it can live. (unless its a snake that sneaks up on me then i tend to forget to identify first)

 

[Roadking Larry]

Andrew Lloyd Webber?

 

[DDriller]

They sure make interesting webs.

 

[Sdane]

A spider that big will rip your arm off and beat you to death with it. Wow I hate spiders.