I was standing about two feet away when I saw this gigantic spider who apparently thinks our motto is “mi casa es su casa.” It’s an “argiope aurantia,” or common garden spider. The name “garden spider” makes it sound like I should invite it to tea or something. Trust me; this is not the case. This thing gives me the creepy-crawlies just thinking about it. Rumley girls, you would have screamed if you were here. This picture is one that Luke took through the basement window, since Ms. Argi has built her home there. I asked Luke to kill our new houseguest, but he thinks it’s good that she’s eating our bugs for us. In fact, she was eating one as he took that picture.
If you want to read about Argi and her friends, this is a good site. One disturbing thought gleaned from this informative site: This spider can have an egg sac containing anywhere from 300 to 1400 babies, which hatches in the late summer/early autumn. If we have 1400 of these scary spiders around our house, I’m either moving out or declaring war.
-{lkr}
Boy the country is sure teaching you alot about bugs, plants and what not to get near. Amazing! I think I would move out to a condo somewhere where the grass never grows.
Obviously you never read Charlotte’s Web.
ohohohoh GROSS!! yeah i woulda screamed if i had seen it. that is NASTY. it better not have babies. sick. but i guess the eating bugs thing is a plus. it would be better if it weren’t a bug doing the eating though. cuz that defeats the purpose. eeeww.
i HATE spiders!!! you should have seen the size of the spider on my bathroom sink when i returned this weekend. my neighbors must have thought i was dying as i was try to muster the courage to kill the thing! (it took several tries!) i’m so glad i’m moving out soon!
Make sure she doesn’t eat YOU.
-Betsey
yea i would have already moved out just seeing the one…and Molly would have passed out…so i guess you are doing reaaly well…hope to talk to you later!
~Shannon
EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! That would be freaky!