Anybody know what kind of spider this is?
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Sorry, couldn't tell you what kind of spider it is. Just wanted to agree with you that it is a beautiful spider with a really interesting web design.
Golden Garden Spider, not poisonous and interesting webs.
I found it. It says Garden Spider, so I assume it's harmless. It's a beauty, but I wouldn't want it crawling on me!
I looked up your spider. It is an argiope-aurantia. It is known as the yellow or yellow and black garden spider. The male is 5-9 mm long and the female is 19-28 mm long. They bite if disturbed, but apparently the venom is harmless to humans. I am sure she will keep some of the insects at bay in your garden for you.
Its an Argiope aurantia (Black & Yellow Garden Spider). "Summary
Mature females are enormous, their bold black-and-yellow pattern adding to their intimidating appearance. Common in gardens, orchards, forest edges, old fields, and farms, they spin a classic round orb web which is usually decorated with a bold, zigzag band of silk called a stabilimentum." http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/colorado/
Argiope Aurantia
I just read on Web MD about spiders. Most of the ones that do damage are west,and south states. Go on the site and type in spiders. Good Luck!
I have always known these as Writing Spiders and have always loved their webs.
Here in Georgia these are called Writing Spiders or Zipper Spiders.
We always called them "Chinese Writing Spiders". I'm sure that it would hurt to get bitten by these but have never come across anyone who has.
i dont know it's name but I'd be willing to bet you it's extremely dangerous
It is a banana spider. They're harmless & I've always been told that they eat other spiders.
In the South, we have always called them Writing Spiders! I love to look at their webs...such a perfect artist! They are harmless....and interesting to watch...if you blow on their web, they will start bouncing around the web!
Here in Florida they are also called Banana Spiders! They may be beneficial to the garden area but I have an abnormal fear of spiders so they have to go with all of the other pests.
They will make you look like you are the best martial arts expert if or when you accidentally walk into one of their webs with IT sitting right in the middle of it! Trust me, I know!
we have one right now and she caught a cicada yesterday.
I don't know about the genus and species, but growing up my family called this kind of spider a garden spider. They are great to have around for catching flies, mosquitoes etc.
Over here in Australia we have a similar looking spider, we call it the St Andrews cross spider and it leaves a cross on its web. Can make you sick if it bites you.
i\d be scared
oh god no thanks
Wooow!! He's wonderful and I think he's harmless :) I have seen in my garden some cute little spiders as well but never had the opportunity to see one like you just did. Truly wonderful, but I don't know how it's called. You should google it, I'm sure if you insert the image in the images section it'll give you the name. I can't save your photo, if I could I would have done it myself. Until then... take care of him, spiders have their contribution to the ecosystem and not many people know this. I somehow understand their irrational fear of spiders but all at once, you can't be scared of such a beautiful creature...
Corn spider
Hi Sylvia, that little beauty is a garden spider also known as a golden orb-weaver and she's completely harmless to us humans. We love seeing them in our garden and it's believed that when they weave the zig-zag pattern on their webs it helps attracts bugs and serves as a warning to birds not to fly into the web. They're tidy little things too. Every evening the female spider will dismantle her web by eating the silken threads and spin a new one the next day.