It's a type of orb weaver called a garden spider..maybe a yellow one. Mistaken for banana spiders often. I definitely wouldn't have killed them bc they eat mosquitoes and other annoying bugs and are cool looking...but im sure it was "coming right for us!!!"
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As others have posted, that is a garden spider. I have never seen them bite anyone. I actually wish I had some at my house to keep the mosquitos away.Comment
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???Originally posted by W-O View PostThey will bite. I had one in the tomato rows a few years ago and when I picked tomatoes I would drive/throw grass hoppers in the web but made sure to leave the spider and web intact as I picked tomatoes. One day I was picking tomatoes and the spider left it's web, went down on the ground walked over and bit me on the ankle then climbed back up on it's web. I guess I hadn't "fed" it and it was reminding me of feeding time. It didn't really hurt or swell up and I didn't kill the spider. I just said some not so nice things to him and wasn't as careful of the web after that. Bite me and you have to work a little harder.
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Congrats.
Was this high fence or free range?
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Writing/Yellow Garden...etc. I've also heard them referred to as banana spiders but they're not THE actual banana spider. They always get a pass around my place b/c they do well with keeping down the insects in our garden.
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