What is this spider

The_Valeyard

So this spider has been hanging around my letter box.

I'm posting this because whenever I approach the letterbox his front two legs go in the air and starts shaking the web.

Anyone know what kind it is?

magicbastarder

looks like a european garden spider - almost certainly female.

The_Valeyard

Cheers for that. Wasn't sure about it.

philstar

here's another one

not the best of pics, but does anyone have any ideas saw it in a wooded area..

same one as above??

Hotei

philstar wrote: »

here's another one

not the best of pics, but does anyone have any ideas saw it in a wooded area..

same one as above??

Chances are it's Araneus diadematus, the European Garden spider/Cross Orb Weaver spider just like the one in the first post. The banding on the legs would suggest it's an Araneus species, and A. diadematus is by far the most common one you will see.

blindside88

Can I jump in on this with a spider you might be able to identify, it's on the front wall of my house
Might not be a great picture

Hotei

blindside88 wrote: »

Can I jump in on this with a spider you might be able to identify, it's on the front wall of my house
Might not be a great picture

It's the same species as the other two above, Araneus diadematus.

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blindside88 wrote: »

Can I jump in on this with a spider you might be able to identify, it's on the front wall of my house
Might not be a great picture

That's the stuff of nightmares.

Hotei

Remington Early Tutti-frutti wrote: »

That's the stuff of nightmares.

No, it's a spider.

whyulittle

Remington Early Tutti-frutti wrote: »

That's the stuff of nightmares.

Cute little things!

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I remember seeing wolf spiders and big bat eating ones in Hong Kong. They. Put their webs across paths to catch the bats. Walking down a path in the dark was always worrying.

whyulittle

Funny you should say that, that spider had its web slung between the side of the house and the garden wall, about 8 foot apart. Web only the size of a dinner plate though.

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Remington Early Tutti-frutti wrote: »

That's the stuff of nightmares.

You're easily scared if a common garden spider is a nightmare. Harmless little things.

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Jose Curved Suspect wrote: »

You're easily scared if a common garden spider is a nightmare. Harmless little things.

Blindsides one looked particularly nasty.:)

blindside88

Hotei wrote: »

It's the same species as the other two above, Araneus diadematus.

Thanks for that, wasn't sure what it was, my dog has a habit of catching and eating anything that moves. Chasing flies around the garden all evening

dogmatix

Jose Curved Suspect wrote: »

You're easily scared if a common garden spider is a nightmare. Harmless little things.

True - but there is no accounting for arachnophobia! And we are now in the worst time of year for arachnophobes as the big fat males of various species start to go wandering looking for females. I wont feel safe until late December.

The_Valeyard

dogmatix wrote: »

True - but there is no accounting for arachnophobia! And we are now in the worst time of year for arachnophobes as the big fat males of various species start to go wandering looking for females. I wont feel safe until late December.

Yeah, Ive no fear of spiders but on Saturday morning i was pulling back the curtains and a very large hairy house spider was on the inside right next to my fingers, I did get a quick fright as I wasnt expecting the little fecker. But just scooped him up and put him outside before my other half had a mild heard attack.

pm.

Anyone know what this fella is called, it looks like white markings in the picture but it's actually yellow

Hotei

pm. wrote: »

Anyone know what this fella is called, it looks like white markings in the picture but it's actually yellow

It's the very same species (A. diadematus) as the others I.D.'d in this thread.

recedite

The_Valeyard wrote: »

I'm posting this because whenever I approach the letterbox his front two legs go in the air and starts shaking the web.

He sounds angry. Sure they are probably only bills and junk mail anyway, just let him keep them.

Exeggcute

Just keep them away from the crack cocaine and ye'll be fine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg-r-S0fIkA

Amalgam

blindside88 wrote: »

Can I jump in on this with a spider you might be able to identify, it's on the front wall of my house
Might not be a great picture

What a plump beauty..

blindside88

Amalgam wrote: »

What a plump beauty..

I'll have to cut back on the treats for him I think