Be warned! We saw beautiful spiders on our walk round a small lake this morning and Sue encouraged me to take a photo. She has looked at it and said I should post it. But I know it may upset one or two of you – hence the warning. Before you ask, it was about six inches ‘toe to toe’ as Sue put it.
Ooh is that the bastard that builds huge webs from tree to tree? I think rather prosaically called a wood spider
Sue says it CAN’T be called a wood spider / it must be at least a gigantic forest spider!
Being a nerd I just looked it up. Here you are: The golden silk orb-weavers (Nephila) are a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous species found in warmer regions around the world. They are also commonly called golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders, or banana spiders.
So Sue can happily call it a giant wood spider!
Thank you, Alison – am full of admiration for your nerdish tendencies! I don’t even want to think what araneomorph means…
I’ve just got back from my own holiday (thank you for the wonderful tacky shot!!!!) and I have loved catching up with your blog. What stunning photos. Love xxxxx
Hope you had a good time! Did you get on those slopes? So glad you think the photos are okay. Xx