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I don't believe that this will be one of my more popular photos
. However I saw this spider while watering my plants. There were plants above and below, so I was lucky to catch him/her in front of the wall so that I could see him/her more clearly. You can see the size by the gaps in the bricks. the spider's body is nearly as wide. If you zoom in, you will be able to see all of the small hairs on the legs. If you're game 
"Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. "Orb" can in English mean "circular",[1] hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.
The family is cosmopolitan, including many well-known large or brightly colored garden spiders. With 3122 species in 172 genera worldwide, Araneidae is the third-largest family of spiders (behind Salticidae and Linyphiidae ).[2] Araneid webs are constructed in a stereotyped fashion. A framework of nonsticky silk is built up before the spider adds a final spiral of silk covered in sticky droplets." - Wikipedia
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Love the photo! Btw this isn't a garden spider of the family Araneidae. This is a golden silk orbweaver of the family Nephilinae. In certain light you can see their silk is an actual golden color. It's also super strong, able to catch small birds. In the southeastern United States you can find species Nephila clavipes litter cypress swamps.
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Where was it when you photographed it?
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We have a path between next doors fence and the house. She was in a web between some plants, and as I said, luckily, with the wall behind her. I often see them but they have plants around them so it isn't very easy to get a good shot
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okay , yes nice to get an isolated specimen. I thought of your shot when I saw a large Golden Orb Weaver on its web yesterday. It was too high up for me to photograph, but it looked good in the afternoon sunlight.
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Yes, I've seen some beautiful webs after watering plants when the sunshines on them but just can't seem to get a photo
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No. Just a big garden spider
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You are so welcome Ann
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Yes. He was a big one
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very nice shot, these spiders are pretty harmless
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Thank you 
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Very welcome my dearest….
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OMG!!!! I am terrified of spiders they find me all the time in my garden and on my patio when we sit to eat they bite the heck out of my 
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Thank you Denyse
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I would not mind them either but they seem to love my blood 
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Ah. What veggies do you grow ?
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I have 6 large gardens. Now I have still actively growing. Several species of tomatoes from the very large beefsteak size to medium to Kumatos the brown one. Several plants of each type planted from seeds inside the ones I harvested before and different stages of growth. I also did the same with sweet bell and miniature peppers in red, green, orange and yellow as well at tiny hot peppers. I am about to start some new seedling as those plants are 2 years old and starting to produce much less now and the stakes are becoming woody they will last a while longer but I need to do more. I have a Kale and Red Swiss chard. I started some romaine lettuces a few weeks ago and have about 20 that I will transplant from the pot I am growing them. I just planted carrots, yellow squash, patio size cucumbers those have not sprouted yet but my 4 zucchini plants just sprouted last week. I also grow different types of parsley, basil, mint and spearmint, green onions and chive. those are active . When I move my lettuces they will be a 3 way border around my zucchini it takes up that space and makes a nice barrier to keep them from sprawling out of the garden beds and a nice contrast. The flowers from the squashes when I am done pollinating the females I pick so I can stuff them and dip them in a batter and fry them in a bit of olive oil. So nothing goes to waste. For me it is that I have no need to really buy seeds I reuses the seeds inside the plants I grow. The only thing is that with tomatoes you have to wash off the green gel that forms around each seed it is there to prevent them from sprouting inside the tomatoes as they hold so much juice. It is easily done by using a tea strainer little basket thing. I put the seeds inside close the little backet and hang it with the chain hook on the edge of a wide glass filled with water. This way I can swish it around each day and change the water. It is easy to see the seeds by opening the little basked and once they are clean, I dry them out on wax paper or a plastic plate I do not use paper as it causes the seeds to stick. Best for all seeds is to start them off in clay pots using good quality organic soil. Once they are a good size they are safer to transplant in the garden plots. I have been very successful with this method as it allows me to move the pots around with the delicate seedling when the sun gets too hot in the spring and summer.
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Being retired it is something that has turned out to be a good hobby especially now since we are unable to safely go to the market so having all those veggies is sure a good way to feed ourselves. The rest we have delivered but it is very expensive and they do not always send you what you want. They substitute things and that is frustrating. As with everything in life we must do our best to adapt.
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