Small Spider....

RuSsMaN

Taking pictures of a house we are listing today, noticed this little gem outside. He actually is small, I've seen this variety twice his size around here.

For size reference, those are two-inch blinds in the window behind him.

Cheers,
Russ

dorokusai

I'd wash that SOB down with a shot of Rum.

BlueMDPicker

I think his (her?) web is clipping at low frequency. Needs more power!

sowen010599

I've got one in my back yard, 'bout 3 1/2" I'd say. It's a yellow garden spider, one of the orb-weavers, very common in Texas. Toss a bug into it's web, it's fun to watch. They are harmless to humans. If you want to keep it around, don't damage the web, they pack up and leave.

Females of that species, Argiope aurantia, will grow to have a body of about 1" in length with much longer legs. Males grow to about 1/4 the size of the females.

VR3

I have been told those are writing spiders?

nadams

Could very well be a St. Andrew's Cross spider. I've seen a few and they're fun to watch. If you get them ticked off they shake their web violently.

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/st_andrews_cross.htm

PolkThug

It's a garden spider. They are not harmless, I'v been bitten by one of those **** before, it made a red mark on my leg a little smaller than a baseball.

gwh

Had to rescue my neighbor lady from this monster last week.

Shizelbs

Damnit, that last pic made me jump. On my monitor that **** is like 19 inches. Give us a warning next time.