Comments on: Garden Spider

By: Elaine Courtney

Elaine Courtney — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:01 +0000

Could I get an answer to # 43? I have the same situation on my porch. Will she die are live through the winter? What will happen to her if I put her an a safe place inside my house? Should I leave her sack outside are bring it in too. I have a glass fish bowl with a screen top that she can stay in through the winter.

By: angel

angel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:09:37 +0000

i was cleaning out my shed (witch is located in my back yard) and came across a couple of black spiders about the size of a quarter maybe a little bigger.i live in new york city and dont know much about spiders,i want to know what kind of spider it is because the kids play back there and i dont want them to get hurt.pls help..it was black about the size of a quarter,did not jump it just walked nice and slow,and i found it behind/under a piece of wood in my shed that has not been cleaned in about ten years..thanks

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:43:09 +0000

I think this is a garden spider but really unsure so if you can tell me what it is and how to get red of it in a safe way for myself and the spider I would appreciate it.

Thank you.
Amy

By: sandy

sandy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:40:52 +0000

I have the European Garden Spider that built a web several weeks ago while the weather was nice – now the temps are dropping. I wouldn’t want her in the house but I’m wondering what will happen to her. I’m in Montana and it’s getting into the 30’s at night now. Does she hibernate or is she just going to die? She’s my motorhome, between the top of the window and the mirror, – should I try to relocate her to a bush out front or just leave her alone for now? Thanks

By: austin dickamore

austin dickamore — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:38:36 +0000

my mom has caught a garden spider i was just wondering if it is deadly?

By: Derreck Boehringer

Derreck Boehringer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:12:39 +0000

hey i just caught myself a pretty big garden spider, but… its two front legs are extremely short but it looks almost exactly like the ones in the pictures except for its legs and it’s body is wider. can you tell me if this is normal and if it’s still safe to raise this thing

Sincerely,
Derreck the young spider lover XD

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:20 +0000

Eric from Tennessee,

The reason that you haven’t seen a garden spider lately is because they’re all living in my yard or my neighbor’s yards – in Middle Tennessee. We love them!

I can’t believe anyone would want to kill a spider in their yard or gardens, as mentioned above. Most of them are the good guys that benefit your garden. People who spray poison to kill the things they don’t like about nature are killing nature, herself. Outdoor plants like boxwood’s, trees and gardens are homes to insects, spiders, birds and other beneficial creatures. If someone kills all the beneficials, they’ll be run over by the not so beneficial creatures.

By: Henry H.

Henry H. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:29:08 +0000

Hi we have a beautiful yellow and black garden spider in our box bush in front of front porch and my 4 year old daughter and i feed it grass hoppers everyday but she keeps asking if she can hold it but i want to make sure it is safe anyone know? i know there not poisonous to humans but wanna make sure thanks.

Henry (daddy) and Faryn

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:33:57 +0000

Found large web with Garden Spider attached to frame of our back porch – never saw one before here in Southern Illinois. Just a note – spouse was bitten by a small spider in the house a few years ago. At the time the bite was painful. Bite became very infected and went to ER for treatment and then to family physician. It would not have healed on its own.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:39:08 +0000

Tammie- I have noticed the same thing this year. I live in Alabama and I kept telling people…wow… this summer there seems to be a lot more spiders around and a lot bigger spiders. they seem to be everywhere on my property. We have lived in the country (same land) for 22 years and I have never seen anywhere near the amount of big spiders as this summer. Maybe we did not have a cold enough winter to thin them out. I don’t know. They are beautiful though…once you get used to how big they can get and realize they are not dangerous!