@FaiththeHairstylist We had a nice little crop the first year. We haven't been able to get them to establish, though. I think we're just at the very extent of their range and our winter temps are too cold for the babies to survive. I still keep them in my greenhouse, though!
Wow, I wish I could transplant some to my house. I love those spiders. I always get the Argiope Aurantias like someone else mentioned, but those golden silk orb weavers are just lovely.
Those are some pretty spiders. Around where I live, we call them banana spiders. I've done a lot of research on them and they have LOTS of names. They're my favorite species of spider.
just looked up these spiders on wikipedia. it made me laugh , the size of the female to the size of the male, and they mate? that doesnt seem possible, ha ha
It doesn't seem possible, does it. But they don't seem to have a problem reproducing. The female usually has several males in her web, all vying for her affections!
@thefairlysimple1 Thanks for the info! I didn't realize that the Canadian wolf spiders were aggressive. That is very interesting. Should I ever be fortunate enough to find myself north of the border I'll have to remember not to try and pick one up!
i like that at the end, thanks to the spiders for not biting us, ha ha stumbled onto this, like always, looking up something entirely different, where references were made to spiders, and this is fascinating, thanks for posting, i am in aust. and we have some beautiful spiders here, also some of the deadliest, but you've got to be really unlucky to be bitten. we have the funnel web which is a highly poisonous spider, and the red back is the other one, we have antidotes
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked the video! I've read about the funnel web and the red back spiders. They're pretty aggressive, aren't they? I don't think I'd be quite so brave around your native spiders! Ours are light-weights compared to yours. The two bad ones we have are the brown recluse and the black widow, but even those aren't as toxic as yours.
We actually have babies now! Yesterday we had a guest over and I saw something crawling on his shirt and sure enough it was a Nephila! I was so glad I caught it before he smacked and killed it. I don't think I could have stood that!
The Nephila grow big here; there's plenty of food for them.
The only Agriope we have here are the Aurantias. They get pretty large but their body build is different than the Nephila, and they're legs are shorter.
We're in North Carolina. The spiders have come up here on nursery stock shipped in from Florida. They establish pretty well along the beaches where it's very mild. We're about 35 miles inland and have been trying to set up a colony here, hence the collecting expeditions They survive the summer and lay egg sacs but so far we've not had any hatch. Hopefully this spring!
Beautiful creatures, really. It's a shame there are nothing like them here in Canada, except for the unfortunately aggressive wolf spiders in my garden. Is there any particular reason you collected them aside from interest's sake?
I'm trying to get a colony established here in the stand of pines that runs along our property line. We're right on the line, temperature-wise, but if the winter stays warm we're hoping that the egg sacs these transplants laid will hatch.
I love wolf spiders, also! I adore the way the babies hitch-hike on the backs of their moms!
you guys are crazy...wolf spiders are bad news they have similar stuff in thier mouths like brown recluse spiders...(recluse is venom issue wolf its they bits and chew or something, similar to aussie white tail spider) and they are gross creepy too....are you making this colony for bugs control or something or are you messing with bug migration on purpose (i want the big ones to stay south of the border thanx lol)
These aren't wolf spiders. They're Golden Silk spiders. Wolf spiders are terrestrial spiders and Golden Silk spiders are orb weavers. All spiders have venom, but wolf spiders - at least the ones we have here - aren't biters. I rather like the way they scurry about with their babies on their backs!
@keeperofowls the person before you dextralus mentiond wolf spiders being aggressive and they totally are up here in canada....maybe because of a longer season where you live they are more docile but here you dont want to get bit by one...not for fear of death just cause it will be baaad....and it is sorta neat how they carry thier brood
I'm trying to establish a colony at my house. We have tall stands of pines that would be great for their webs. They have those monstrous golden webs that shimmer in the light. So awesome.
No, not at all. While any spider can bite these Nephila are not at all aggressive. I've walked through their webs and ended up getting them caught in my hair and pulled them out with no problem.
They are big and colorful and so interesting to observe.
No, they're not at all dangerous. They're rather slow moving and calm. I've never been bitten by one, although they have large fangs and if provoked could probably penetrate human skin.
You're from Denmark? I get a lot of traffic on this video from Denmark. How did you happen to learn about this video?
Thanks! I love collecting them and observing their behavior. They are different than the Agriope aurantia, which we also have - in that the Nephila seem to prefer dappled light. Our Agriope build webs right out in the open but the Nephila usually (but not always) move to more shady areas.
The Nephila web is *very* tacky and very strong. I read that it's something like six times stronger than steel. I was amazed when I put some between my hands and pulled; it's like pulling wire.
Wow!! That's very strong. Argiopes and the Araneus Bicentenarius Spiders build really strong webs, but you're saying that the webs of the A. Aurantia is almost nothing compared to the Nephillas?
Also, are the Nephillas that much bigger than the Argiope Aurantias, or are they the same?
I've walked through both webs- quite by accident - and have found the N.clavipes webs to be much, much stronger than the A. aurantia webs.
Per size, the build of the spiders is very different. A. aurantia have big round abdomens, while the N. clavipes have elongated abdomens. The leg spread of the N. clavipes is much larger. A big N. clavipes is something to behold. Just breathtaking...
Thanks alot. That's all I need to know as far as my curiosity goes. But yeah, in the past few years, I tried to populate my property with A. Aurantia, but it seems like they will make an egg sack in the bushes, build webs again, then get eaten. Aaarrrggg!
Anyway, there is still a big population of them in the Albany Pinebush Preserve.
A. aurantia generally don't live very long after laying one or two egg sacs. We had a monster A. aurantia in our barn - we named her Minerva - and she just died after laying her second egg sac. It takes a lot out of them. They also can't take cold.
You're right. But I've had one that made 3, and kept with her web spinning as if she was going to make a forth, until the cold got the best of her in mid November. I guess it depends on how much energy a certain spider puts into prey catching, and egg sack laying, and how much energy she can get from a certain prey item. Many birds like to eat them though. I will find them in a certain time of day, and then later on, fing a hole in the middle of the web with the spider gone. Have a good one! (:D
Larry claims they can lay up to six egg sacs and that may be true. The back of our house is usually covered under the eaves by the fall and there are never more than a few spiders there during the spring and summer but they are really big and eat a lot of cicaidas, june bugs, etc. They're well protected, too. I'm sure they get eaten, and we have some parasitic wasps that like spiders, too. I've seen them prey on wolf spiders.
I accidentally deleted your last comment when I was trying to reply but wanted to say I'd LOVE it if my Nephilas laid that many. The most we've had them lay is one, but N.C. isn't their native habitat and I'm sure they have a much longer lifespan in the tropics given that there's no frost to kill them off. A couple of my Nephilas have relocated from where I last saw them. I shall have to go on a spider hunt today.
Counting the males? I don't really know. I'm thinking about a dozen. I put the largest in the barn and she's set herself up in the corner of Luna's stall. Lesser arthropods, beware!
hi keeperofowls i was wondering if you can catch me a nephila clavipes so i can put it in my yard
i dont have those species of spider in torrance ca
kingkcbux 2 months ago
@kingkcbux I'm afraid that would probably be illegal. :-) I would imagine California is pretty tough on introducing non-native species.
keeperofowls 2 months ago
First time I ever see people go hunting for spiders.
You must have a ship ton of "bad" bugs around your house.
amazingdany 7 months ago
Thumbs up if you thought this girl was hot! haha
charliekeens 7 months ago 2
@charliekeens shes burning hot in a good way
kingkcbux 2 months ago
the spiders are like "HELP! I'M BEING ATTACKED BY A FLYING TRANSPARENT CLAM!"
Scioneer 8 months ago 2
I currently have a pair of these right now... each time I want to play with them, my arachnophobia kicks in and I change my mind.. hahaha.. =P
kitkat39 8 months ago
If I ever meet a girl who likes spiders that will be my clue to get lost.
UtahMike41 9 months ago
@UtahMike41 You wouldn't be cool enough for her anyway. ;-)
keeperofowls 9 months ago
@keeperofowls haha probably not
UtahMike41 2 months ago
@UtahMike41 i love spiders and if i knew her really good i would ask her to merry me
kingkcbux 2 months ago
Also, I'd love to see an updated video this summer to see all your baby spiders.
FaiththeHairstylist 10 months ago
@FaiththeHairstylist We had a nice little crop the first year. We haven't been able to get them to establish, though. I think we're just at the very extent of their range and our winter temps are too cold for the babies to survive. I still keep them in my greenhouse, though!
keeperofowls 2 months ago
Wow, I wish I could transplant some to my house. I love those spiders. I always get the Argiope Aurantias like someone else mentioned, but those golden silk orb weavers are just lovely.
FaiththeHairstylist 10 months ago
@FaiththeHairstylist
I have the opposite. The Nephillias are everywhere here, but We may only see one or two Argiopes a year.
Scioneer 8 months ago
Those are some pretty spiders. Around where I live, we call them banana spiders. I've done a lot of research on them and they have LOTS of names. They're my favorite species of spider.
swampmonster123 1 year ago
It is a pleasure to see people who appreciate these beautiful creatures.
Fortunately, there are humans like you.
plazmacyaen 1 year ago
@plazmacyaen That's sweet of you to say. Thanks!
keeperofowls 2 months ago
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She's got more balls than I have.
doneidson 1 year ago
just looked up these spiders on wikipedia. it made me laugh , the size of the female to the size of the male, and they mate? that doesnt seem possible, ha ha
thefairlysimple1 2 years ago
It doesn't seem possible, does it. But they don't seem to have a problem reproducing. The female usually has several males in her web, all vying for her affections!
keeperofowls 2 years ago
@thefairlysimple1 Thanks for the info! I didn't realize that the Canadian wolf spiders were aggressive. That is very interesting. Should I ever be fortunate enough to find myself north of the border I'll have to remember not to try and pick one up!
keeperofowls 1 year ago
i like that at the end, thanks to the spiders for not biting us, ha ha stumbled onto this, like always, looking up something entirely different, where references were made to spiders, and this is fascinating, thanks for posting, i am in aust. and we have some beautiful spiders here, also some of the deadliest, but you've got to be really unlucky to be bitten. we have the funnel web which is a highly poisonous spider, and the red back is the other one, we have antidotes
thefairlysimple1 2 years ago
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked the video! I've read about the funnel web and the red back spiders. They're pretty aggressive, aren't they? I don't think I'd be quite so brave around your native spiders! Ours are light-weights compared to yours. The two bad ones we have are the brown recluse and the black widow, but even those aren't as toxic as yours.
keeperofowls 2 years ago
Omfg that just makes my skin crawl, they're beautiful spiders, but how can you stand letting them crawl on you? Also how is it you don't get bitten?
appledlckbanana 2 years ago
Why should they bite? spiders arent indiscriminate killing machines.
znallar 2 years ago
They're pretty laid back, really. I'm sure if you gripped one it would bite but they don't seem to mind just being put on my hand to walk about.
keeperofowls 2 years ago
Oooh Golden Silk spiders! I live in Florida and there is this bush with a bunch of them.
048460 2 years ago
You are lucky. I know you must have loads of them. That's where then ones here came from - Florida - on nursery stock!
keeperofowls 2 years ago
Awesome. I love spiders. I'm trying to raise a population of jumping spiders that I've never seen before until this year.
KawaiiKemonomimi 2 years ago
Jumping spiders are amazing. They seem to have so much personality. I love their quirky moves. We have some colorful, iridescent ones here.
keeperofowls 2 years ago
Yeah, these ones were pretty good size for jumpers. What a nice neighbor to let you take their spiders. :-)
KawaiiKemonomimi 2 years ago
She had loads of them. They were everywhere on her farm. She didn't mind at all. Her mother was even happier.
keeperofowls 2 years ago
We actually have babies now! Yesterday we had a guest over and I saw something crawling on his shirt and sure enough it was a Nephila! I was so glad I caught it before he smacked and killed it. I don't think I could have stood that!
The Nephila grow big here; there's plenty of food for them.
The only Agriope we have here are the Aurantias. They get pretty large but their body build is different than the Nephila, and they're legs are shorter.
keeperofowls 2 years ago
How did it turn out this year so far?
They occur in North Carolina? Are they still really large in North Carolina?
I'm really curious. The largest spiders (orb weavers) we get up here are Argiope Aurantias, and Araneus Bicentenarius.
IloveSPIDERZ 2 years ago
Very impressive. And I'm envious. *blush*
Tell me though, what state did you find those spiders in? I wish we had them up north. The Golden Orb weavers are my favorite breed.
Filthnails 2 years ago
We're in North Carolina. The spiders have come up here on nursery stock shipped in from Florida. They establish pretty well along the beaches where it's very mild. We're about 35 miles inland and have been trying to set up a colony here, hence the collecting expeditions They survive the summer and lay egg sacs but so far we've not had any hatch. Hopefully this spring!
keeperofowls 2 years ago
wow you´re brave! I am really impressed! I could never touch one of those!
esducodj 3 years ago
Oh, they're not so scary. I love spiders, but can't bear the sight of a cockroach. Odd, isn't it?
keeperofowls 3 years ago
wow! a hot chick who likes spiders and jean shorts!!! can it get any better?
bonesaw08 3 years ago 2
Beautiful creatures, really. It's a shame there are nothing like them here in Canada, except for the unfortunately aggressive wolf spiders in my garden. Is there any particular reason you collected them aside from interest's sake?
Dextralus 3 years ago
I'm trying to get a colony established here in the stand of pines that runs along our property line. We're right on the line, temperature-wise, but if the winter stays warm we're hoping that the egg sacs these transplants laid will hatch.
I love wolf spiders, also! I adore the way the babies hitch-hike on the backs of their moms!
keeperofowls 3 years ago
you guys are crazy...wolf spiders are bad news they have similar stuff in thier mouths like brown recluse spiders...(recluse is venom issue wolf its they bits and chew or something, similar to aussie white tail spider) and they are gross creepy too....are you making this colony for bugs control or something or are you messing with bug migration on purpose (i want the big ones to stay south of the border thanx lol)
hez1919 1 year ago
These aren't wolf spiders. They're Golden Silk spiders. Wolf spiders are terrestrial spiders and Golden Silk spiders are orb weavers. All spiders have venom, but wolf spiders - at least the ones we have here - aren't biters. I rather like the way they scurry about with their babies on their backs!
keeperofowls 1 year ago
@keeperofowls the person before you dextralus mentiond wolf spiders being aggressive and they totally are up here in canada....maybe because of a longer season where you live they are more docile but here you dont want to get bit by one...not for fear of death just cause it will be baaad....and it is sorta neat how they carry thier brood
hez1919 1 year ago
I'm trying to establish a colony at my house. We have tall stands of pines that would be great for their webs. They have those monstrous golden webs that shimmer in the light. So awesome.
keeperofowls 2 years ago
what is the name of the song?
ishak93m93 3 years ago
It's "Your Rocky Spine" by Great Lake Swimmers. It is an *awesome* song. I downloaded it from iTunes.
keeperofowls 3 years ago
we need more videos of hot chicks collecting spiders - This is a great genre!!!!
markyspider1 3 years ago
Haha! Thanks. I'm afraid it's going to be a very limited genre. I'm not sure how many chicks - hot or otherwise - are willing to collect spiders.
keeperofowls 3 years ago
Farming spiders :D Anyways, are these spiders not dangerous to humans? They look big and colorful.
I am glad i live in Denmark. The largest spider we have here are the common house spider which is about 1-5 cm in body length :)
HKHBB 3 years ago
No, not at all. While any spider can bite these Nephila are not at all aggressive. I've walked through their webs and ended up getting them caught in my hair and pulled them out with no problem.
They are big and colorful and so interesting to observe.
Thanks for commenting!
keeperofowls 3 years ago
No, they're not at all dangerous. They're rather slow moving and calm. I've never been bitten by one, although they have large fangs and if provoked could probably penetrate human skin.
You're from Denmark? I get a lot of traffic on this video from Denmark. How did you happen to learn about this video?
keeperofowls 3 years ago
WOW!! I do the same thing with the Argiope Aurantia Spiders. 5 Stars!!
Oh yeah, there is a question I've always wanted to know the answer to because I don't live where they do (New York).
Can I have any idea of how strong the web is?
(:D
IloveSPIDERZ 3 years ago
Thanks! I love collecting them and observing their behavior. They are different than the Agriope aurantia, which we also have - in that the Nephila seem to prefer dappled light. Our Agriope build webs right out in the open but the Nephila usually (but not always) move to more shady areas.
The Nephila web is *very* tacky and very strong. I read that it's something like six times stronger than steel. I was amazed when I put some between my hands and pulled; it's like pulling wire.
keeperofowls 3 years ago
Wow!! That's very strong. Argiopes and the Araneus Bicentenarius Spiders build really strong webs, but you're saying that the webs of the A. Aurantia is almost nothing compared to the Nephillas?
Also, are the Nephillas that much bigger than the Argiope Aurantias, or are they the same?
Thanks for the info! It is very helpful!
(:D
IloveSPIDERZ 3 years ago
I've walked through both webs- quite by accident - and have found the N.clavipes webs to be much, much stronger than the A. aurantia webs.
Per size, the build of the spiders is very different. A. aurantia have big round abdomens, while the N. clavipes have elongated abdomens. The leg spread of the N. clavipes is much larger. A big N. clavipes is something to behold. Just breathtaking...
keeperofowls 3 years ago
Thanks alot. That's all I need to know as far as my curiosity goes. But yeah, in the past few years, I tried to populate my property with A. Aurantia, but it seems like they will make an egg sack in the bushes, build webs again, then get eaten. Aaarrrggg!
Anyway, there is still a big population of them in the Albany Pinebush Preserve.
Thanks again for the info!! (:D
IloveSPIDERZ 3 years ago
A. aurantia generally don't live very long after laying one or two egg sacs. We had a monster A. aurantia in our barn - we named her Minerva - and she just died after laying her second egg sac. It takes a lot out of them. They also can't take cold.
keeperofowls 3 years ago
You're right. But I've had one that made 3, and kept with her web spinning as if she was going to make a forth, until the cold got the best of her in mid November. I guess it depends on how much energy a certain spider puts into prey catching, and egg sack laying, and how much energy she can get from a certain prey item. Many birds like to eat them though. I will find them in a certain time of day, and then later on, fing a hole in the middle of the web with the spider gone. Have a good one! (:D
IloveSPIDERZ 3 years ago
Larry claims they can lay up to six egg sacs and that may be true. The back of our house is usually covered under the eaves by the fall and there are never more than a few spiders there during the spring and summer but they are really big and eat a lot of cicaidas, june bugs, etc. They're well protected, too. I'm sure they get eaten, and we have some parasitic wasps that like spiders, too. I've seen them prey on wolf spiders.
keeperofowls 3 years ago
I accidentally deleted your last comment when I was trying to reply but wanted to say I'd LOVE it if my Nephilas laid that many. The most we've had them lay is one, but N.C. isn't their native habitat and I'm sure they have a much longer lifespan in the tropics given that there's no frost to kill them off. A couple of my Nephilas have relocated from where I last saw them. I shall have to go on a spider hunt today.
keeperofowls 3 years ago
Nice!! (Don't worry about that last comment (:D )
Have a good weekend!!
IloveSPIDERZ 3 years ago
Very cool, they are beautiful spiders!
fairyfoals 3 years ago
Did you ever do a final head count? I have to figure out how much you owe me for the spiders.
cupidsdelite 3 years ago
Counting the males? I don't really know. I'm thinking about a dozen. I put the largest in the barn and she's set herself up in the corner of Luna's stall. Lesser arthropods, beware!
keeperofowls 3 years ago
awesome! not something I would personnally do! Five Stars!!
GaryGarrett 3 years ago
Why thank you! It was fun. But I'm a freak.
keeperofowls 3 years ago