toni
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: A Large Writing Spider |
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I call them Charlotte after the spider in Charlotte's Web.
Last year we had one out front but this one has suspended herself up high between several of the 6 foot tall Cannas out back. I first saw her yesterday but the batteries in my camera were dead and I didn't have the car to go buy more, I was very happy to see she was still hanging around in the same spot this morning.
She really isn't as green in real life as this picture shows.
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Chitweed
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yikes. I know they are wonderful in the garden, and make such amazing webs...but I just get so creeped out by spiders. One of those 'things' I guess we all have. I have a live and let live attitude in the garden when it comes to spiders...I just give them a wide berth.
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CritterPainter
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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seeing them in the garden doesn't bother me so much, but touching one? gaaahhh! Great photos, I'm going back to looking at my bumblebees!
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Netty
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:56 am Post subject: |
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Cool spider Toni! I actually LIKE spiders, especially in the garden. My daughter squeals when she sees one!
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