ID this spider!

[Mount_Prion]

Maybe this should be in the lounge since it isn't technically a pet, but I saw this guy in Miami over the weekend and my friends and I found it terrifying. I'd never really seen a spider like this in person before. I suppose it could be harmless, but it sure didn't look it!

Figured this might be a job for Mysterious...

 

[TheHolyArachnid]

Definitely a orb weaver, I have to say nice find. Very harmless spider, you can hold it.

The exact species is called the "Silver Argiope". Very cool species of orb weaver.


Here is one I found a couple weeks ago.

 

[Mount_Prion]

Definitely a orb weaver, I have to say nice find. Very harmless spider, you can hold it.

The exact species is called the "Silver Argiope". Very cool species of orb weaver.


Here is one I found a couple weeks ago.

Cool, thanks! The X it made in its web was really impressive!

 

[jfritts91]

Used to catch those guys in my back yard as a kid

 

[KellyFrancis]

Harmless like "it won't kill you when it bites you" or harmless like "it won't bite you at all?" (Legit question)

 

[crayfishguy]

both