Wow. The web of this spider wound up being almost 4'-across. Not sure what sort of spider it is, though. Being how we didn't want it to take over our back-yard, I gently moved the spider and her structure to the woods afterwards.
@likuidmotion You're right. I did a bit of research and it seems to be some sort of "orb weaver" (which is a somewhat generic name/description, apparently) of brown spider. One thing is for sure...they are big!
You gently moved the spider and her structure to the woods afterwards? Wait, you physically lifted the palm trees out of your yard, along with everything else it was attached to, and simultaneously transported them all away from your house maintaining the shape of the web the entire time? Impressive.
Yeah, I know I didn't explain it well---here's the longer version: The main circular giant-web was suspended between the trees kind of like a volleyball net or suspension bridge. So what I did was basically get some large sticks and picked up as best as I could on either side of the "center" and moved it into the woods. Keep in mind, at the time I was pretty freaked out about it being so low and huge.
Mystery solved. It's apparently Eriophora ravillas.
fmbx3 5 months ago
That's not a banana spider.
likuidmotion 5 months ago
@likuidmotion You're right. I did a bit of research and it seems to be some sort of "orb weaver" (which is a somewhat generic name/description, apparently) of brown spider. One thing is for sure...they are big!
fmbx3 5 months ago
You gently moved the spider and her structure to the woods afterwards? Wait, you physically lifted the palm trees out of your yard, along with everything else it was attached to, and simultaneously transported them all away from your house maintaining the shape of the web the entire time? Impressive.
geffrod 5 months ago
Yeah, I know I didn't explain it well---here's the longer version: The main circular giant-web was suspended between the trees kind of like a volleyball net or suspension bridge. So what I did was basically get some large sticks and picked up as best as I could on either side of the "center" and moved it into the woods. Keep in mind, at the time I was pretty freaked out about it being so low and huge.
fmbx3 5 months ago