Saturday, November 10, 2012

'Pumpkin' Anyone? ~ Rural Thursday

This arachnid is commonly known as a...

wait for it...



Pumpkin Spider!

It's scientific name is 
Araneus marmoreus - Marbled Orb Weaver.

They are venomous.



This one bit my husband. Considering it was camouflaged in the leaves, it is not a surprise. Thankfully, it was a dry bite and he is fine....so far. 



It totally creeps me out! Right now, it's housed in a canning jar awaiting its fate. Wonder what it will be?

Have you seen one of these?!

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13 comments:

  1. StephanieNovember 10, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    Ewww!! I am NOT a fan of spiders. I have never seen one of these before. We have a lot of black widows in our firewood so we have to be careful when we gather it. I am very glad your husband is okay. I hope you're having a good weekend, my friend!

    Hugs,
    Stephanie

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    1. Anne PayneNovember 10, 2012 at 4:03 PM

      We've been here 13 1/2 years and have never seen one! I read where the egg sack can have up to 800 eggs in it...EWWW for sure!!!

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  2. Keli GwynNovember 10, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    What a scary looking spider. I'm so sorry your husband was bit by it. I hope he doesn't suffer any ill effects.

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    1. Anne PayneNovember 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM

      Hey Keli,
      I pretty much freaked when I saw it :) He seems to be fine though.

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  3. Nancy ClaeysNovember 10, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    I do hope your husband is all right -- that is one crazy looking spider! :)

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  4. Teresa MathewsNovember 10, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    I DO NOT LIKE SPIDERS!!!! CREEPY....I can tell you what I would do...the words FLATTER THAN A PANCAKE comes to mind! LOL!! As long as it's someone else's foot doing it! :)

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    1. Teresa MathewsNovember 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM

      PS I hope your hubby will be ok.

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    2. Anne PayneNovember 10, 2012 at 4:03 PM

      You are so funny, Teresa! I wasn't brave enough to be the one to end its life either :)

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  5. ButtonsNovember 10, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    That is the most beautiful frightening thing I have ever seen. Scary that it may hurt your poor husband. How can something so beautiful and with such a cool name be so evil. B

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    1. Anne PayneNovember 10, 2012 at 6:47 PM

      Yes, it is scary & beautiful at the same time. Not the kind of pumpkin you want around :)

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  6. SuzyNovember 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    That's a beautiful spider but not so nice that it bit J. Hope he's ok. BTW, I've tagged you for a game of blog-tag! I'll be posting the details momentarily and I'd love it if you would play along. It is a great way to get to know other bloggers.

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  7. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmNovember 11, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    Whoa! I've never seen anything like that! Hope your husband has no reaction from it!

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