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Spider Identification - an adult is about 2/3 to more than 1 inch in body length - has a bulbous abdomen - often colorful - dark to light brown pattern. The common Golden Orb-Weaver Spider has a purplish bulbous abdomen with fine hairs. Spotted in the north side of the yard.
Habitat - often found in summer in garden areas around the home - they spin a large circular web of 6 feet or more, often between buildings and shrubs, to snare flying insects, such as, flies and mosquitoes.
Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orb_we...
The last picture makes me lean more and more towards the " Cat faced Spider" The colors also match.
Francis , I was looking at this spotting and I actually noticed two spines on the spider. Could this be a" cat faced spider? " Tis the season.
You are wlecome Francis..I am still having doubt about specific species...
You can check the following link....
http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/Neo...
Thank you for the comment Adarsha B S. The sunlight helped make the body's transparency come to light.
Spotted on Aug 4, 2012
Submitted on Nov 5, 2012
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