Orb web spider

[Mary]

A few pics of a little girl bought in from the cold, last is a ventral shot.

[Glen Southern]

Cool. He looks a little cold or shocked. He found the right house to shelter in I think.

I love British Spiders, I just wish we had a few large species to photograph. I have a spider enclosure in my garden, sort of a netted cage (more to keep birds out rather than spiders in. The spiders come and go as they please but more often than not they just set up home.

The enclosure is full of bamboo canes in clumps tied together and loads of different types of grasses and ferns and a bit of bramble: great for the orb weavers. The floor is a mixture of soil, bark, black film pots and rocks. Makes idea ground for Lycosa and Tegenaria sp's. Makes for great viewing on a warm evening.

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/arachnid/true-spiders/Araneidae/Araneus_diadematus001.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/arachnid/true-spiders/Araneidae/Araneus_diadematus002.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/arachnid/true-spiders/Araneidae/Araneus_diadematus003.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/arachnid/true-spiders/Araneidae/Araneus_diadematus004.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/arachnid/true-spiders/Araneidae/Araneus_diadematus005.jpg

[Gigas]

i keep one in my kitchen mary :D, it made very short work of all those daddy longlegs we had

[Mary]

Oh, I couldn't have one in there, don't mind anywhere else though. That would be a good idea if we get the house we saw yesterday, hope so cause it MAY mean 2, yes 2 spider rooms and a massive front garden, like 70ft and about 50ft at the back, should know later *crosses fingers*.

[Jay]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEK, Ya done it again Mary!
When I clicked on this thread I expected to see a traditional 'orb weaver' them big foreign ones, not a bl**dy GARDEN spider. I had to scroll down with my eyes closed, just cant look at em, my blood runs cold.:unhappy: :(

[Mary]

Seller decided not too after all, bugger.:angry: :angry: :angry:

[Glen Southern]

Awe.....crap. I hate that. We lost a purchase last year on a house as our own sale fell through....however, we re-sold in 3 months and we went back and amazingly the house was still up for sale. and here we are happy as can be...still hurts though when you lose the chance to get one.

[Mary]

We Got One Wahhheyyy

[Becky]

great news mary!! :D

[Theraphosidae]

Congratulations Mary! :)

[Mary]

Yes, as soon as we are settled we will have a spider party.

[Tegenaria]

lovely pics of A. diademata there! I have a red one in my shed,looks like she may be gravid too!

[Gigas]

I should put some pics of mine up, i've got one in my bedroom wondow frame now, big dark one :jimlad:

[Becky]

I should put some pics of mine up, i've got one in my bedroom wondow frame now, big dark one :jimlad:

wondow frame??? Take some pics Chris.. i've not seen one of them :P hahahahaha

[slan]

thats the same as my out-door pet.. Araneus diadematus "kross spider" (drect translation from swedish common name)
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n281/slan80/svenska%20grejjer/Araneusdiadematus01.jpg

[Gigas]

wondow frame??? Take some pics Chris.. i've not seen one of them :P hahahahaha

Pain in the backside trying to take pics of this as the camera flash kept blindening itself.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/shexshbychris/pets/100_1858.jpg
I kind of like how this one looks (blurry lol)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/shexshbychris/pets/100_1859.jpg

and the one in the kitchen wasn't on the web, so a shot of its hidey space
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/shexshbychris/pets/100_1901.jpg