Do you have any of the big yellow,black and white spiders around? Haven't seen even one this year--usually have one on the porch to catch all the moths that come to the light,but not one this year..maybe too dry?
spiders
- Thread starter peg4x4
- Start date
Help Support CattleToday:
warpaint
Well-known member
I've always heard those called "wolfspiders". Don't know if thats the right name or not.
peg4x4":3o6cv7zh said:
In years past we've had a lot of those. We call them "writing spiders." If they write your name in their web, it means you're going to die. :shock: I guess the drought and heat got them, though. I saw some early in the spring, but they didn't last. We didn't even have many grasshoppers this year. And it seemd like the ticks weren't as bad this year. But maybe because it was soooo hot, I just spent more time in the house under the air conditioner than most years.
warpaint
Well-known member
peg4x4":1jma57vk said:
Well see there. I learned something new today. All these years I been calling them the wrong thing. Of course the other name I call them still works. The one I use when I walk thru one of their webs. Starts with a d and ends with a n.
IHeartCows
Active member
I have a big Garden Spider that spins a web in the exact same spot every year. I have no idea if it is the same spider or if it is a relative... or if its just THAT good of a spot. I never bother it. It's beautiful and today I saw it catch, spin in silk, and suck the blood out of a bumble bee. Pretty cool show.
IHeartCows":2pq8htdl said:
I saw one get a red wasp..spider knew it was dangerous,but got it wraped up...I think they only live a year,so must be a really prime spot! Had one in the bed of the truck..it held on real good going down the hway..
certherfbeef
Well-known member
One of the few times anyone will ever hear me scream like a girl is if I see a spider.
And I'm not afraid of too much...but a spider will have me running like an idiot.
A 500 mm lens took this picture from across the yard. No way was I getting close enough to use a regular lens.
No one can convince me that something that looks like THAT will not hurt you.
And I'm not afraid of too much...but a spider will have me running like an idiot.
A 500 mm lens took this picture from across the yard. No way was I getting close enough to use a regular lens.
No one can convince me that something that looks like THAT will not hurt you.
Gale Seddon
Well-known member
certherfbeef":35c1ek1p said:
I'm with you...seems like in the fall, all spiders are in a hurry to make new spiders. Walking between branches and bushes is not advised, catching the web on your head...I jump and screech and wonder if the spider is in my hair. I have seen big wolf spiders on the ground, covered with zillions of baby wolf spiders. Can't even step on them, don't want to feel the scrunch. And I almost always find a black widow or two under water troughs, and I leave 'em be.
We usually have them all over the outside of the house in the summer, but not this year. When the kids were little we liked to watch them grow up. It was a good life cycle thing. They get this shield looking thing on their backs right before they die. We read Charlotte's Web, too. Always makes me cry when she dies! I can't read that passage with dry eyes! 
had this guy in my bathroom a couple weeks ago.
