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My Zig Zag Spider web , sure enough!

My Zig Zag Spider web , sure enough!

Old 08-30-2012, 07:00 AM
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[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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Is that a real one? Looks huge!
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Originally Posted by barb55 View Post
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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Originally Posted by liont View Post
Is that a real one? Looks huge!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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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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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