It has a redish body and a yellow back (the hump of the spider). The yellow is very bright. Also it has black dots all over it. even the legs. Is it poisonous?
2007-09-09 14:30:21 · 8 answers · asked by Paul S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Where are you? There's a male Golden Orb but he's in Oz.
This time of year the Orb spiders are getting pretty big and become noticeable. Does this spider make a nice even web? Orbs are known for this. All spiders have venom, it's how they kill their dinner. Toxicity varies greatly, from mild to, well nasty. Orbs aren't deadly at all and they don't want to bite unless your force them to. Give them their space, they've been eating bugs in the garden, let them finish before winter when they die off.
2007-09-09 14:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Skippy say all spiders are poisonous. But not all spiders poison hurt humans. Its not a deadly spider. Skippy say dont worry about it.
2007-09-09 14:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking it's an Orb too. The next time you see an unusual insect, take a picture on your digital camera--if you're able. Then you can send it via e-mail to an Entomologist's site and ask them! Here are some links to show you what some Orb's look like.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/83521
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2129
http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/insectid/insect_info.php?78
http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/insectid/insect_info.php?83
2007-09-09 14:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it might be one of the color variants of a garden spider (Argiope aurantia, or maybe A. apensa) They're harmless to humans.
http://home.att.net/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_(spider)~larvalbugrex/argiope.html
With a little more information about where you are and where you found the spider, we might be able to do a better job with id.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/thumbnails/spidhome_thumbnails.htm
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/Spidaus.html
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_IN017
2007-09-09 15:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm gonna say good call on the being afriad of skippy thing.
2007-09-09 14:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say be more afraid of Skippy.
2007-09-09 14:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
were you looking for a spider!!! and what is up with "skippy"!
2007-09-12 05:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by beachcomber_06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.whatsthatbug.com.
2007-09-11 15:30:27 · answer #8 · answered by Nicholas M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋