I hate spiders !!

[Marilyn]

Spiders don't bother me unless they are crawling on me. That freaks me out!!! We have huge spiders here in the spring time that make large webs overnight. The spider itself is black and yellow and sits in the middle of the web waiting of a bug to light. We call them "writing spiders" because they make a heavy zigzag pattern in their web usually near the center, like it's their signature or something. They will stay for several days if their web is not disturbed, and they catch lots of bugs. We leave them alone unless they decide to make a web over the front door or something. I've gone to leave in the morning and there was a spider web across my path.

Melissa had one on the canopy of the RV she was living in and she enjoyed her pet until someone did her a favor and removed the web while she was in class one day. They, too, are interesting to watch.

May have to catch me a Black Widow, Diana, but hubby would probably have a fit!!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Spiders don't bother me unless they are crawling on me. That freaks me out!!! We have huge spiders here in the spring time that make large webs overnight. The spider itself is black and yellow and sits in the middle of the web waiting of a bug to light. We call them "writing spiders" because they make a heavy zigzag pattern in their web usually near the center, like it's their signature or something. They will stay for several days if their web is not disturbed, and they catch lots of bugs. We leave them alone unless they decide to make a web over the front door or something. I've gone to leave in the morning and there was a spider web across my path.

Melissa had one on the canopy of the RV she was living in and she enjoyed her pet until someone did her a favor and removed the web while she was in class one day. They, too, are interesting to watch.

May have to catch me a Black Widow, Diana, but hubby would probably have a fit!!

Maryilyn, we have those spiders here in pa but we call them banana spiders, you find them in your garden they like to make there webs around the corn, i remember as a child running thru the garden and i ran right thru one of there webs and that spider was smack on my face... i flipped out....

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by HALEY

Maryilyn, we have those spiders here in pa but we call them banana spiders, you find them in your garden they like to make there webs around the corn, i remember as a child running thru the garden and i ran right thru one of there webs and that spider was smack on my face... i flipped out....

O my, the same thing happened to me as a child. I don't know if it was in the corn field, but probably was. We had corn in front of our house most years, and yes, the spiders did make their webs in the corn.

Banana spiders may be their name. I'm not sure. Writing spiders is just what we called them because they write in their web. So cool that we share that experience.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

O my, the same thing happened to me as a child. I don't know if it was in the corn field, but probably was. We had corn in front of our house most years, and yes, the spiders did make their webs in the corn.

Banana spiders may be their name. I'm not sure. Writing spiders is just what we called them because they write in their web. So cool that we share that experience.

EEKKK! We shared a scary experience, i'm not sure if that is there name, they have two yellow marks on both sides of there bodies, that look like banana's that's why we called them that, i still remember that day, my brother was tormenting me like he always did chasing me, and i ran right into it. and you are also right they sit right in the middle of there web, and he smacked right in the middle of my face.. YUk...... scared the crap out of me.. just to feel that web on my face and the spider on my nose.... YUK.....

[Marilyn]

They will get your attention. In my case, it wasn't exactly on my nose. I was freaking out trying to find it with their strong sticky web everywhere. Finally flung it on the ground. Maybe that is why I'm not scared of spiders, but do freak out when one gets on me. The thought of them crawling on me is just totally creeps me out!!!! I get the heeby jeebies just thinking about it.

[DianaB]

We call them Garden spiders. Here's a picture of one with the zigzag pattern on it's web. They're pretty harmless and do a great job of eating bugs.

http://search.msn.com/images/results...den-spider.jpg

Shada, I've heard of putting hedge apples around to keep out spiders. We've got plenty of them around so I should put some in the basement. Thanks for the reminder!

[Dobie]

We put up a few bat houses in our back yard, hoping that takes care of any spiders back there.