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I'd pick a different pepper...jus sayin.
Good picture, too!
Good picture, too!
I had one of those build a web across the rails on my front porch steps the other day. Basically a webbed gate at the bottom of the steps.
Of course I had my hands full so I had to put my stuff down and find something to clear the web so I could get off the porch.
That was the first time I've seen one here since I moved in over twelve years ago.
Of course I had my hands full so I had to put my stuff down and find something to clear the web so I could get off the porch.
That was the first time I've seen one here since I moved in over twelve years ago.
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^^ Yeah... I have a guy that does that right in front of the walk-in door to my shop every night. Invariably I forget about it when I walk out to the shop. Scares the crap outta me most of the time when I walk face-first into his web.
Long as he's not too near the house, I'd say he probably is.
Bear in mind they have about 370 trillion spiderlings (spiderettes?) ... babies. More or less, of course, but they're tiny and may come inside if near the house.
Not really a spider lover (or expert, obviously), but those are kinda cool.
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That’s a she. And she’s harmless to humans. She’s getting ready to lay some eggs before she dies so that her lineage will live on. She will die right before or at the onset of colder weather.
Golden Orb Weaver. Very good spider to have around. They are non-aggressive, non-venomous (to humans), eat many, many bugs. They do build large webs (with a tell-tale zig-zag down the middle), but, again, are good to have around your garden. A lot of times if a human approaches their web they will move it to get your attention and prevent you from walking into it. The biggest one I've seen to date had a legspan of about softball size and her web was an easy 4ft long by 2 ft wide.
