This picture does not do this spider justice...it is quite big and has beautiful striped legs. One day I was chasing Ruca (my dog) around the pond outside, its a game of tag that we play where I trap her behind the pond and she tries to escape. She is quick and I never can catch her. Anyways I was playing this game and I almost ran face first into this spider! Phew,I stopped just short...eww gives me the willies just thinking about it... man it would been bad for both the spider and I.One day I noticed that the beautiful web that the spider made was in always in a different place near the pond. Through some research thanks to the Internet (what did we do before the Internet?)I have learned it is the Orb-weaver spider. They usually find their homes in gardens and such. A cool fact is that they eat their web every evening, rest an hour, and then rebuild! I thought that was pretty interesting. A lot of work for this little guy...much respect on that work ethic mister.
Still thinking of a good name for him...its got to be a strong name full of determination. Any ideas?
