Re: OT-Help! new type spider on the loose

Hello there,  

No need to be worried about this particular spider; it is the common 
Garden  Spider, Argiope aurantia.  They are really pretty docile, we 
have lots of  them here on the west coast and I've never had any of them
do anything  except to crawl off me when I've found one in my tomatoes 
or elsewhere. 

I'm not a spider afficionado by any means.... mostly they scare the hell
out  of me, but I found an article on the Discover Channel website and 
it was  very interesting.  It told which ones were more aggressive than 
others and  more inclined to bite.  I learned to enjoy the little 
jumpers and put them  outside whenever I found them in the house. 

Anyway, here is another picture of the Argiope aurantia. 
http://www.virtualinsectary.com/insects/insect_5.htm 
and I'm sure there are others if you do a search on them through either
  dogpile.com or google.com. 

Connie Wheeler 
Molalla, OR 
Foothills of the Cascade Mountains 

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