A common occurrence in the woods: a banana spider on my hat.
These golden orb-weavers, genus Nephila, weave webs many feet across between trees, often at human eye height.
I left this one on a nearby bush.
Here are a few vegetables from the garden that day. Continue reading
Sky, okra, spider:
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 15 August 2013.
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Morning spiderweb:
The spider, a Golden Silk Orbweaver, Golden Silk Spider, Banana Spider, Nephila clavipes:
Continue readingFeeding Tom the house spider.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 9 July 2012.
The circle in the bottom right is where I set the bug in Tom’s web. He came right out and got it.
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The spider that keeps insects out of the bathroom:
The spider that keeps insects out of the bathroom
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 July 2012.
It likes that little stool I put there for it! Some people have aquariums….
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Hm, it’s a black spider Continue reading
Picture by Gretchen.
I suppose I should apologize to Sir Walter Raleigh.
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