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"Brian Elliott" <NotForSpam@AskIfUWant> wrote in message
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> "Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftware cmo> wrote in message
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>> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this
>> may
>> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider
>> that
>> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
>> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
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>> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
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> Michigan eh? That is remarkably similar to the St. Andrew's Cross spider
> here in Australia (Brisbane, mid-East coast)
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> Here's a couple of examples I took in my friend's front garden in June
> 2005.
> Front and back views of the same spider.
>
> Also we have what we call "Garden Spiders", "Golden Orb Spiders" (very
> strong, very golden thread) and "Tent Spiders". The latter produce a big
> upside-down parabolic tightly-wound web, connected to the surroundings by
> a
> big messy tangle of guy-wires.
>
Yeah, a fellow at work said he thought it was a golden orb, but I haven't
been able to find any pictures on the Web that look exactly like it. The
Golden Garden Spider seemed to be pretty close, but not an exact match.
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