Big Honkin’ Spider

This is making a man-sized web in our front yard:
Spider Back
Spider Belly

It is about the size of the top of my thumb, which I’m convinced it is prepared to eat. Any insect scientists out there who might tell us whether we need to feed it birds, or call animal control?

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2 replies on “Big Honkin’ Spider”

Hi Kevin,

I believe that is an orb weaver. See wikipedia for more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb-weaver_spider

And three photos I took of one in my front yard at:
http://photos.pequals.com/index.php

Punch line…. It will not hurt you.

Good to know, thanks. My little/big friend disappeared two days ago after a rain, and I was wondering if he was going to move into the house

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