Re: Spider

Thanks, Andrea. I googled it and found "southern writing spider [Argiope florida]" is a match. Very interesting critter. She's about 4 inches long. Seems to be one species or another of Argiope all over the northern New World from Greenland to Mexico--except none in the Rockies or the Canadian Great Basin. In photos the other species don't look as big as A. florida, however. Guess I'll have to find my copy of "American Spiders" and read about her. In the meantime, I hope she catches all the flies, skeeters, millers, and moths to make her fecund beyond the ordinary. She is truly beautiful.

On Jul 3, 2005, at 12:38 PM, A A HODGES wrote:

You've never seen one of those Jim? My mother always called them "writing
spiders" due to the squiggles in the web. One of those old wives tales, if
you smiled at it would write your name. I think Charlotte was a writing
spider.

They are fabulous insect catchers and get quite big if left alone as we
always did. Lucky you!


Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


[Original Message]
From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: Garden Chat <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 7/3/2005 11:32:36 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Spider

Ms Fatma discovered this cool looking spider on the veranda this
morning.

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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