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So we have this beast in our garden...
Can anyone identify it?
Is it poisonous/dangerous?
We threw a worm we found while chopping firewood into his web and he went to it and bit it and then just held it like forever, can't see the worm anymore... :wtf:

Side:
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Front:
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Underneath:
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O_o hectic.... no idea what it is, but i'll probably run and scream like a little girl if that thing ever comes in contact with me....
 
Bizkit87 said:
O_o hectic.... no idea what it is, but i'll probably run and scream like a little girl if that thing ever comes in contact with me....
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+1 same here...
It's got what looks like a bunch of eggs/cocoons so we're thinking of getting rid of it before they all hatch and we have dozens of these things to deal with...
 
I'm tempted to say it's either an Orb spider or a "Garden spider". Is the web large and quite "messy"? I've only seen the yellow-and-black Garden spider, which has similar long black legs.
 
d7e7r7 said:
+1 same here...
It's got what looks like a bunch of eggs/cocoons so we're thinking of getting rid of it before they all hatch and we have dozens of these things to deal with...
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Some sort of golden orb weaver?

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Leave it, they are awesome. Not dangerous at all. I've got one, and I feed it all the time. :D
 
Don't think it's a golden orb weaver because the one we have has a massive abdomen where's the golden orb weaver doesn't seem to have one according to your pics and it's wikipedia pics...
 
copacetic said:
Some sort of golden orb weaver?

Leave it, they are awesome. Not dangerous at all. I've got one, and I feed it all the time. :D
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From what I recall Golden Orbs can be dangerous. They're not usually lethal but they can cause respiratory failure if you're allergic and the bite makes blisters and other nasties. Not lethal but I'd hardly call them harmless :(

LOL I remember going to Zim before the place really fell over and those things were everywhere. A guy in Durban I knew had one that had stowed away in his luggage on the way back. He let it live in his garden. They're beautiful.
 
It is a type of orb web spider, close to Nephila or it might be one. The most a bite is going to do is possibly leave a scar and some redness and swelling. The chances of you getting an allergic reaction are very low. It's the same with rain spiders (Which are also regarded as harmless) where there has been one reported case of someone going into a coma for a week from a bite.
 
I remember running in a bush as a child and almost running into one of these. Huge web, yellow color. It was scary, but I don't know if they are dangerous. Very big impressive webs.
 
SerenePhoenix said:
It is a type of orb web spider, close to Nephila or it might be one. The most a bite is going to do is possibly leave a scar and some redness and swelling. The chances of you getting an allergic reaction are very low. It's the same with rain spiders (Which are also regarded as harmless) where there has been one reported case of someone going into a coma for a week from a bite.
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Yea allergies are rare. I still wouldn't want to get bitten by the thing. They're beautiful but they give me the willies. If I recall correctly they're not aggressive either. They will seek cover rather than try to bite you when disturbed. Always a nice trait for a spider to have :D
 
It looks like some or other orb spider. They live in webs up in trees and shrubs and so don't hide on the ground or in your shoes. Whatever the consequences of one of their bites is, you'd have to make a serious and conscious effort to get bitten. Leave it alone and enjoy its beauty.
 
copacetic said:
Some sort of golden orb weaver?

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Leave it, they are awesome. Not dangerous at all. I've got one, and I feed it all the time. :D
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we had one like that at our church for about 4 weeks, till one of the gardeners(we think removed him)

The spider even had a name, Sebastian
 
The person renting the flat on our property said it's a golden orb spider...
Not there anymore?

Some interesting facts:

The Golden Orb Web Spider is not the largest spider, but makes the largest and strongest web. It gets its name from the golden colour of its silk.

The web can run from the top of a tree 6m high and up to 2m wide. Unlike other spider webs, the Golden Orb Web Spider's web is not dismantled often and can last several years.

Designed to catch large flying insects, the web is slightly angled. It is not a perfect wheel and is usually off-centre. To make its web, the spider releases a thin thread into the wind. When it catches on something, the spider walks along it trailing a stronger non-sticky thread. It repeats the process in the centre of the line to form a strong Y-frame. Around this, it spins the rest of the web out of sticky capture silk.

The silk is so strong that it can trap small birds, which the spider doesn't eat. These trapped creatures often destroy the web by thrashing around. To avoid such damage, the spider often leaves a line of insect husks on its web (like the safety strip across glass doors!); or builds smaller barrier webs around the main web.
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These insect husks are what we thought were the spider's eggs... :o
 
Peder said:
we had one like that at our church for about 4 weeks, till one of the gardeners(we think removed him)

The spider even had a name, Sebastian
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[-]I've got one, I feed him.[/-]

I see I've already mentioned this.

Sorry marine1 :p
 
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