tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post865465116359132797..comments2024-03-25T16:04:06.581-05:00Comments on MObugs: Garden SpiderShelly Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-59891226516124742672010-09-01T14:26:58.072-05:002010-09-01T14:26:58.072-05:00What great spiders! I found your blog when search...What great spiders! I found your blog when searching for blogs about the Silver Argiope. I will be back to visit often!<br />KayKay Baughmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043467782584362763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-51125954949625490682009-04-16T15:53:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:53:00.000-05:00Not sure how you would attract more of them except...Not sure how you would attract more of them except by maybe planting more plants that attract the insects that the spider feeds on. They seem to prefer areas with some shelter. I have several each year. One builds her web on the backside of the house near the down spout, low to the ground and hidden in some tall grasses. One builds near a huge Mulberry Tree, again somewhat hidden. Each time I've seen them I am so thankful they are there. So pretty and great bug control.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-44578286595152797462009-04-14T20:12:00.000-05:002009-04-14T20:12:00.000-05:00Some years we find a female garden spider around o...Some years we find a female garden spider around our house, some years we don't see any at all. Unless maybe we only have males sometimes and don't recognize them. When we have them they are always in the same area too - in the front of our house, which isn't where most of our garden is. But it does get morning light.<br /><br />Any ideas on how to attract more to our house? I love them so much! I miss them in years that we don't have them. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />Trisha<br />http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/wpblog/no onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320677622850849245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-1626304778024754122009-04-10T10:24:00.000-05:002009-04-10T10:24:00.000-05:00LOL, these beauties are intimidating. I admit to h...LOL, these beauties are intimidating. I admit to having trepidations when I am near them. I am still fascinated by them though. They are so pretty. I am gradually overcoming my fear of spiders. I even bought a tarantula, but that turned into a disaster. It is loose in the house now after escaping its container! Horror of horrors. I just know that thing is going to get big and hairy and end up in my bed!Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-76727056223996305932009-04-10T08:26:00.000-05:002009-04-10T08:26:00.000-05:00I love the Argiope orb weavers. I had a Banded Arg...I love the Argiope orb weavers. I had a Banded Argiope two years in a row. The first year I saw her she had built her web in my tomato plants! Being the kind that doesn't like to disturb nature, I spent the summer/fall harvesting tomatoes awkwardly.Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812721018943129727noreply@blogger.com