OK, I just pee'd my pants *shuddders* how large is LARGE?

Oh pretty big. The ends of its legs would spill over the edge of a silver dollar.

(Figures you peeing your pants is unrelated to the spider. )

Uggh! this is the kind of thing us folks who live in fear of spiders fear! Spiders the size of plates! Sure you say Silver Dollar, but I know you mean dinner plate! Its strikingly beautiful, I just know its gonna rip my throat out is all.

(oh shush now! *blushes* :) )

Oh he's this big...
(not my photo)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bioara.....n/photostream/

Eeeek! now see, that is the kind of thing does. In fact she is the official spider catcher if there is an 'event' when she is over. I won't kill them, because they eat insects (and I am terrified) and catching them... HAHA out of the question. Moody just scoops them and picks them up and tries to show me all the facinating features, while I am squealing like a little girl... (yeah.. 'like' )

MoodyFerret: "Oh these are fine, their bite can't hurt you much and they are not overly agressive, see here (shoves in face) these spots, only the females have them, you normally don't see these in this part of blah blah blah blah blah blah"

I bet she'll be favoriting this pictue in fact! Just watch!

That means she rocks.
And she rolls...all night long.

OM a Skullata x3!!, not really is pretty cute shape :3

Skullata? Skulltula you mean? *licks* :3

She's a lovely lady :D

I thought so too.

I love those things! we get'em around here sometimes too! usualy if I find one I make offering of crickets.

Gorgeous! I love her colours! She reminds me a bit of a bird-poop-pinecone, but.. prettier.

Beautiful picture.

those spiders were a highlight of my cross country trip... :)

Any other highlights?

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Holy cow! What a gorgeous creature

I thought so too.

That zigzag in the middle of the web is from taking it apart at night and putting it back together in the morning.
One of the truly amazing things to watch them do.

Had one out side the bay window planter box and watch her put her web back together in the mornings while making coffee.

Bunners

My new desktop wallpaper.

There will be more images of her coming as she gets even larger.

Yay! *gently places a flea in her web*

You have a lovely little new friend there. The little horn shapes on her abdomen are quite interesting. I wonder what the specific biological advantage of that feature would be?

She is quite lovely. I'm not sure what their function is other than making her prettier to me. :)

She is so beautiful. Wonderful photo.

What a gorgeous lady she is! Great shot, muley <3