Took A Couple Pics.

[Kristi]

Now now it is not of any of the great fish I caught this summer but of an amazing act of nature I'm sure we all over look. I couldent pass this opportunity up

[Junior]

Awesome! I found one of those giant orb weavers living in my fence last year.

[Kristi]

Apparently this spider is called a Jewel spider. I don't know why; when there is nothing shiny or sparkley(sp) about it! LOL

[DennisS]

Great pictures Kristi Creepy mine you. Spider are not high on my list of friendly insects.

I had on of those thing also make a huge web off the corner of my garage a couple of years ago. The thing was hung & Ugly.

 

 

Tight Lines Always

Dennis S

[dipperdan]

Nice to hear from you girl, nice shots of the old spidy.

 

Sorry, but, Dennis you make me laugh, keep it up.

Dan

[vince]

Kristi

 

Cool pictures....nature at its best.

 

Vince

[SnoWolf]

Took a pic of one similar in size but much hairier... Yours with the dragon is awesome..

[DennisS]

What Dan never seen a will hung Spider before. :laugh:

Thats what happen with to much scotch & 5 alive so early in the morning. I guess I must have been see double.

 

Tight Lines Always

Dennis S

[Junior]

Jewel spider isn't the best name, agreed. In fact this species, Araneus gemmoides, is better known as the cat-faced spider, because from above the abdomen sometimes resembles a cat face. It's a highly variable species, appearance-wise. Jewel spider is a name given to multiple species around the world. My guess is people called our species a jewel spider because it's abdomen has two "horns", which give it a faceted look, like a jewel.

 

It's the same as how walleye are regionally known as pickerel.