tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post6264988865970923703..comments2023-10-29T07:44:48.235-07:00Comments on Jestablog: It's Alive!Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-10847741756148428352008-08-26T05:15:00.000-07:002008-08-26T05:15:00.000-07:00The garden spider is closely related to the Japane...The garden spider is closely related to the Japanese <I>kogane-gumo</I> (gold spider), <A HREF="http://minstrelpics.blogspot.com/2006/07/close-up-of-kogane-gumo-lit.html" REL="nofollow">a picture of which I posted</A> on my old pic blog.<BR/><BR/>The Australian St. Andrews Cross spider and British/German "wasp spider" are also of the same basic species.<BR/><BR/>All of them are very colorful, build remarkable webs, and are harmless to humans even despite their often impressive size.<BR/><BR/>I've heard another theory about the squiggles. Japanese scientists discovered that they are strongly reflective in the ultraviolet range. They would appear to glow if you could see UV. It's possible that some kinds of insects are attracted by that light.The Moody Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342935635794595909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-69867861413678400012008-08-25T16:33:00.000-07:002008-08-25T16:33:00.000-07:00Heh. I don't like spiders, generally, but I'm fas...Heh. I don't like spiders, generally, but I'm fascinated by them and I've outgrown my arachnophobia, thank goodness.<BR/><BR/>If you click on the pic it should show you a closer to life-sized pic of her. She's quite large ... I'd say about 2" if you include her legs.Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-65898400205559695422008-08-25T16:26:00.000-07:002008-08-25T16:26:00.000-07:00I still can't get used to the albino spiders we ge...I still can't get used to the albino spiders we get out here. I don't know the variety, but the tiny ones spring up EVERYWHERE in the house. Ick! Now I know another reason I don't garden :) love, ttptogAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511155842899819113noreply@blogger.com