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Need help with Spider ID....(pics)

Gralena

Gralena

Corn Snake Diva
Hi guys! Today while my son was mowing the lawn he came across a spider web with a pretty cool looking spider on it. I have never seen anything like it (although that does not mean much....I am an indoor kinda person and HATE spiders)....so I told him we would post the pics and see if anyone knows what it is. It is only about 1 centimeter in diameter and its legs were all curled around the web under its body, have no clue what the red spiky things are. We live in South Florida.....maybe Nanci will know :)
 

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That is .........

SO cool


Nice pics, Nature is defiantly hands down the best horror creature creator. LOLOLOLOL:sidestep:

Best of luck hope more FRIENDS visit you in your garden.....um just not the House:smash:...lol
 
Most definately a spiny orb weaver. We get them all over our yard as well. They always remind me of little crabs in their shells.
 
Thanks guys for the id! I googled the orb weaver and see that it can even come in different color combos. One site referred to it as the "crab spider". Very cool...but I hope it doesn't come in the house. :)
 
That has got to be the weirdest spider I have ever seen! Icky but interesting (not a big fan of spiders . . . except the little jumping spiders, they are actually cute!)
 
Spineus pokeroutis was brought to the United States by accident with a shipment of tea leaves from India. When they are young, about 1 cm in diameter, they are carnivorous and feed on small insects. About every 3 months they molt or shed their exoskeleton and then go through a growth cycle. In their fifth and final instar, or growth cycle, they can reach 3” in diameter. It is in this cycle they become a threat to humans. They can jump up to 10 feet. They become very aggressive and will bite viscously without provocation. Their diet becomes omnivorous at this stage and along with meat the also begin to consume fibrous material like cotton, wool and even synthetics like dacron. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services warns that this spider seeks out the shelter of our homes and can eat the cloths right off a sound sleeper.
 
Don't listen to those so-called experts. That is the Jack Skellington spider. I have them all over my yard.
 

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wade said:
Spineus pokeroutis was brought to the United States by accident with a shipment of tea leaves from India. When they are young, about 1 cm in diameter, they are carnivorous and feed on small insects. About every 3 months they molt or shed their exoskeleton and then go through a growth cycle. In their fifth and final instar, or growth cycle, they can reach 3” in diameter. It is in this cycle they become a threat to humans. They can jump up to 10 feet. They become very aggressive and will bite viscously without provocation. Their diet becomes omnivorous at this stage and along with meat the also begin to consume fibrous material like cotton, wool and even synthetics like dacron. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services warns that this spider seeks out the shelter of our homes and can eat the cloths right off a sound sleeper.
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ROFLOL, Wade!! At the beginning, I was beginning to think, "Wow! Wade is so full of knowledge!" Then... well... LOL.
 
Wade, it's much too early for tequila, babes.....put down the bottle (and the mouse) and walk away. ;)
 
lol! Wade, you had me up until the whole 'threat to humans' part.

I'm not a spider person, but that is a really neat looking one!
 
Lmfao, Wade you kill me.... that was simple the funniest thing since the Humane execution of the mouse.....
 
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