tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post6734137892968355853..comments2023-10-28T04:45:48.353-04:00Comments on Between Living and Existing: Argiope Aurantia--otherwise known as the yellow garden spiderTiptoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-88685152961464298962008-09-08T01:07:00.000-04:002008-09-08T01:07:00.000-04:00Anne-Marie, thanks for the compliments on the phot...Anne-Marie, thanks for the compliments on the photos. Your post was great! I had remembered reading about the stabilimenta while looking up info. on the spider but didn't know all the reasons behind it. Yeah, for more info.!Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-84465764947222048722008-09-08T01:05:00.000-04:002008-09-08T01:05:00.000-04:00Cammy, that is so cool you saw so many of these sp...Cammy, that is so cool you saw so many of these spiders on your trip this weekend. Funny about your mom and naming the spider as well. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you that there is fascination in wild creatures who choose to remain nearby humans. It really makes it all the more worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep an eye out for the sac. What does it look like?<BR/><BR/>Ariadne is a good name too and very fitting. I remember reading that story. I wish I kept up with all my Greek/Roman mythology from my Latin classes. There are a lot of cool names from them.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-5475676800914180742008-09-08T00:31:00.000-04:002008-09-08T00:31:00.000-04:00Excellent pictures! These are really fascinating ...Excellent pictures! These are really fascinating animals. If you're interested, a while back I did a post about the function of the designs they weave into their webs:<BR/>http://sunaddict86.blogspot.com/2007/09/to-see-or-not-to-see-role-of-spiderweb.htmlAnne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794605931888261095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-83412502703779183362008-09-08T00:29:00.000-04:002008-09-08T00:29:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794605931888261095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-28763437354237659242008-09-08T00:28:00.000-04:002008-09-08T00:28:00.000-04:00I must have seen hundreds of these on my trip this...I must have seen hundreds of these on my trip this weekend, they were everywhere in the forest! They are really, really beautiful. My mom has one outside her dining room window that she recently named, too, funny coincidence with your post. They are definitely creatures of habit, like you mentioned with the constant web rebuilding, I think there's some comfort in observing a wild animal that is so consistent about setting up camp near you, kind of a reliable presence that's even more special because you don't own it, it chooses to be there.<BR/><BR/> I like the name Ariadne for a spider. It's from the Greek myth about the minotaur, Ariadne was the girl that had the idea to spin the thread out through the labyrinth so she wouldn't get lost...<BR/><BR/>If she did mate, keep an eye out for the egg sac that should appear soon! They don't hatch until around May, though.Cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181004571609998125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-66414463581259660442008-09-07T06:59:00.000-04:002008-09-07T06:59:00.000-04:00Gaining, I'm glad you were able to get through the...Gaining, I'm glad you were able to get through the post. I guess you could call it a little virtual exposure therapy ;-)<BR/><BR/>Charlynn, glad you like the picture posting. I do find it a lot of fun and therapeutic.<BR/><BR/>All right, so two for Elvira, any other name suggestions?Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-81753969479817040102008-09-06T15:13:00.000-04:002008-09-06T15:13:00.000-04:00Yay, more pictures! These are very, very good. As ...Yay, more pictures! These are very, very good. As for a name, I agree that Elvira is a fitting name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-19238105675256277942008-09-06T14:37:00.000-04:002008-09-06T14:37:00.000-04:00As terrified as I am of spiders, I managed to read...As terrified as I am of spiders, I managed to read through your post with fascination.<BR/><BR/>I had a spider that sat on the screen of my kitchen window for <I>days</I>. Then suddenly it was gone. <BR/><BR/>Elvira's a good name.Wrapped up in Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210700542140339831noreply@blogger.com