Comments on: Spiders from who knows where http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/ heavy metal and other goat-friendly pursuits Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:16:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Life and death in my letterbox « enter the goatlady http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1804 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:13:32 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1804 [...] the saga of the spider in my mailbox… today I went out to check the mail. OK, I also went out there because I wanted to check on [...]

]]> By: Simone http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1803 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:39:53 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1803 Ha, glad that’s sorted out! I did think Orb weaving spider for a minute too, but it’s shape was quite different.
The spider chart is really Pascal’s, it should be next to his computer, ha ha!

]]> By: Ashul Shah http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1801 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:36:56 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1801 generally redbacks will not bite unless provoked, I guess sticking you hand into get the snail mail out can be considered as provocation!

We had a wasps nest in our letter box and the postie left us a note saying that he will throw the mail on the driveway if we don’t clear the letter box.

I was just telling Mattman yesterday we have spiders and wasps everywhere, we have just learnt to co-habit!

Before you whack it with bug spray – how about trying a brush and pan and throwing it over the fence into the neighbours property?

]]> By: goatlady http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1789 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:45:12 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1789 Good one Mattman… now I have to get rid of her, redbacks near the house are not good :(

]]> By: Nathanael http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1788 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:36:10 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1788 Spiders are currently ‘in’ in our house too – must be the bad weather last week; killed a dozen white tails over a couple of days … ugh

]]> By: Matt http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1787 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:35:26 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1787 Sorry guys, it’s not a Garden Orb Weaving Spider.

The spider is in fact a Red back spider, juvenile, female, and has just moulted. (Thanks to the Pest and Disease Information Service @ Dept. of Agric for a quick answer).

Kay, probably a good idea to get a heavy dose of bug spray on that before a letter gets sent to you.

]]> By: Ashul Shah http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1786 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:30:27 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1786 yes that is what it is – a redback is completely black – just watched Charlotte’s web at Burswood last weekend so spiders are currently ‘in’ in our household!

]]> By: goatlady http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1785 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:22:22 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1785 Cool, I think Nathanael is right – here’s a fact sheet:
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/orb_weaving_spiders.htm

Apparently they are “reluctant to bite” and not terribly poisonous.

I dunno what he’s doing in our letterbox though.

]]> By: Nathanael http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1784 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:01:46 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1784 It’s a variety of garden orb weaving spider – have a look at a few pics:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=orb+weaving+spider&btnG=Search+Images

Like what Google has done with the images search – image specs hidden, revealed on rollover. Nice and clean!

]]> By: Matt http://enterthegoatlady.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1783 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:36:40 +0000 http://goatlady.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/spiders-from-who-knows-where/#comment-1783 Um, I think a courier would be better for the job

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