There is a spider in my back yard that is rather large...
it has a black body with yellow down the sides with yellow dots, and brown legs?
Just wondering what kind of spider this is if anyone knows...
Thanks
Brittany
2007-08-31 10:48:26 · 6 answers · asked by Brittany F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Probably the most beautiful spider in the lower 48. The spider is known as a "Golden Orb Weaver". These spiders are harmless however they seem to have a bad reputation due to the size of their webs and body. I will admit they they have the ability to take down a large butterfly if it lands on the web. Try this by throwing a cricket into the web and sit back and enjoy the show. Hope this helps, by next month they will be gone until next fall so don't worry if you despise them.
2007-08-31 12:34:28 · answer #1 · answered by Buzzbait 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have simply determined a nest, in my lawn, of what looks to be one hundred's of little yellow and black spiders newly hatched...Never obvious them earlier than in my existence.... Being a bit of concerned (Yellow and Black is mainly natures caution signal) I have performed a quantity of searches... After trawling the web it looks it possibly be a kind of Argiope (black and yellow lawn spider) nonetheless that's a US spider and I am dwelling within the UK... Further shopping shows their is a 'Wasp Spider' that's determined in Contienial Europe and often the South Coast of England... Which remains to be a thriller as I reside within the Midlands(England - UK) that's miles from the any coast permit simplest the South Coast.... Should I be charging individuals to return and discuss with my Garden to look this infrequent website or is there one other kind of spider out right here? They aren't dangerous to men and women are they I believe??? - my mum may be very anxiouis!!! Damon
2016-09-05 19:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common Garden Spider or Golden Orb Weaver.You're lucky to have one.They're beautiful and eat a lot of insects.
2007-08-31 21:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a Garden Spider?
Does it look like this: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/37187340_4ea277969f.jpg?v=0
2007-08-31 10:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Celeste 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an Argiope aurantia.
2007-08-31 10:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by Sarabhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black-and-Yellow Argiope?
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.carolinanature.com/spiders/argiope6252a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.carolinanature.com/spiders/blackandyellowargiope.html&h=450&w=600&sz=29&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=oem9hn2TfT0dwM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblack%2Band%2Byellow%2Blarge%2Bspider%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Creepy.
2007-08-31 10:55:22 · answer #6 · answered by nixity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋