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Gardening

NRaleighLiberal

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2. We are in big web/big spider season here - all over my front porch, windows,

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 10:10 PM

Sep 2014

and always a threat for their webs to be walked into while walking around or mowing the lawn (my wife always knows what happened when she sees me flailing my arms about at something not visible!).

Spiders are great friends to gardeners.

This is they

Different than the ones that are always in my garden, which get big and are quite surprising to find!

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Golden Orb Weaver Spider? Pics Added to help ID [View all] Aerows Sep 2014 OP

Had one in my raspberry canes a few years back. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #1

We are in big web/big spider season here - all over my front porch, windows, NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #2

No, these don't look like either of those Aerows Sep 2014 #3

I took a picture of it earlier Aerows Sep 2014 #4

You are right, that is one freaking big spider! Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #7

I'm sorry I'm a wimp Aerows Sep 2014 #5

awww, don't worry about them NJCher Sep 2014 #6