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    Old 08-30-2012, 07:00 AM
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    Default My Zig Zag Spider web , sure enough!

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]358999[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]359000[/ATTACH] I've never seen a zig zag web.
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    Old 08-30-2012, 07:08 AM
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    I have seen those spiders before, but never seen a web that looked like that. Do you know what kind of spider it is?
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    Old 08-30-2012, 07:09 AM
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    Is that a real one? Looks huge!
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    Old 08-30-2012, 07:10 AM
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    Originally Posted by barb55
    I have seen those spiders before, but never seen a web that looked like that. Do you know what kind of spider it is?
    no I do not know what kind it is, but it's BIG!
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    Old 08-30-2012, 07:11 AM
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    Originally Posted by liont
    Is that a real one? Looks huge!
    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Old 08-30-2012, 08:11 AM
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    Huge spider! I'd drop the camera & RUN!!!!
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    Old 08-30-2012, 08:30 AM
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    It's a corn spider. No fun to fun to run into their web after dark. :::shiver::: They are huge.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Corn_Spider.jpg
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    Spider is real, but wonder about that zigzag..
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    Old 08-30-2012, 08:49 AM
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    Here's more about their web decoration:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_%28spider%29
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    I had one like that two years ago. Did the same web. I was hoping for him/her to return or for babies to show up, but no luck.
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