We found this spider in a huge web (like 3ft high and wide) in our driveway the other night. Can anyone tell me what kind of spider it is? It was about an inch long and right in the middle of a huge orb web.
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l155/jen52978/Picture007.jpg
2006-08-29 06:26:17 · 9 answers · asked by jen52978 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I live in the Toledo Ohio area...thanks for the answers that were helpful so far.
2006-08-29 07:39:29 · update #1
A Yahoo search for "spider identification guide" (include the quotation marks in the search box) yields 611,000 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a little time exploring, I'm sure that you will quickly find the information you seek.
Good luck with your search.
2006-09-01 21:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
You might consider modifying your question a little bit. What size was it? Otherwise, you might not get a correct answer. Also, you can log on the web and type spiders. I don't care for any spider at all. This spider doesn't look harmful to me but it might be. Always watch for spiders with a dot on their body. The best idea is to submit this to the web site for spiders.
2006-08-29 06:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots and lots of orb weaver spiders out there!!
Check out the site below for some photos of them to see if one looks like yours, but the posting about "What's that bug" is a good idea. They may take some time to get back to you, though.
Check out the Wikipedia site for more information on orb spiders as well. Have fun!
2006-08-29 06:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks somewhat like a garden spider but if I recall they have the stripes on their back as well. I haven't seen one for years so maybe their extinct. But that's the closest I can come up with! Here is a web page you can check out-http://www.dmns.org/spiders/id.html
2006-08-29 06:38:56 · answer #4 · answered by Carolyn T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an interesting little guy there......I wish I had an answer for you but I have never encountered one of those. I will watch this question to find the answer also.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider052/USASpiderChart.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.spiderzrule.com/commonspidersusa.htm&h=724&w=546&sz=101&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=KJAzQ9sdJjXl-M:&tbnh=140&tbnw=106&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspiders%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Dactive
Did some research, this Garden Orb Weaver, sort of looks like yours.
2006-08-29 06:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by B R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have helped if you told us where you live. It looks like a female whatever it is. September is spider month, lots of females laying egg sacs.
2006-08-29 06:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post that pic at
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/hell.html
2006-08-29 06:40:53 · answer #7 · answered by stuckinamoment 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count the legs. Whatever it is it's new.
2006-08-29 06:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
must be a spiderJEN
2006-08-29 06:34:29 · answer #9 · answered by Bhuvi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋