I did not want to get too close to this guy. He was only about 3in across, but still...

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I did not want to get too close to this guy. He was only about 3in across, but still...

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Amber Roth said…
These guys are really cool, if you stay around long enough....they bounce on their webs like a trampoline. I get a few cousins to that species every year right outside my front door.
February 24, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Jason ON said…
I was walking my dog a couple of weeks ago and we left the path and went through the woods. I ran face-first into one of these. I'll admit, there was a few seconds of freak-out.
February 24, 2012 at 11:36 PM
Amber Roth said…
Right into one??? Oi, I may like to watch them up close, but an unexpected spider to the face and I'd have a more than a few seconds of freak-out! Hahaha
February 24, 2012 at 11:37 PM
Jason ON said…
I was worried for quite some time that he was crawling on my shirt or hat somewhere.
February 24, 2012 at 11:41 PM
Justus Meyer said…
I think we have its cozen in Africa called the "Golden Orb". What happens here is, you would ride on the back of a pickup and the spider tends to sin her web just the right hit in between to small trees across a dust road and WHAM in your face. Get your freek on...
February 25, 2012 at 12:55 AM
Una Schade said…
I pretty much have an entire meltdown if I run into spidey web...
February 26, 2012 at 9:32 PM
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