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--Apple-Mail-3-122881669 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed We are so fortunate to have such knowledgeable people like Bev Wigney as contributors on our list! Regarding Paul's question, the most common (and very common) spider now found all around houses in our area (Valley) are what I call "cross spiders", Araneus diadematus, which have the banded legs that Paul mentioned and cross-shaped white markings on the brownish dorsal part of the abdomen. They are also confusingly called "garden spiders" and are part of the huge family called orb-web weavers, making the familiar orb web of circular and radial strands. At this time of year the spiders are big and noticeable and will be laying eggs soon in silk-lined egg-sacs. For a great starter on spider biology and identifications, I recommend the Golden Guide to Spiders And Their Kin -- very affordable and available in bookstores (& easy to order) and full of colour illustrations. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > Date: August 22, 2012 9:31:54 AM ADT > To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Spider Question > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi All > This morning on the deck there was what looked like the > skeleton of a spider. The kind with the banded legs - they > are very plentiful around here just now and have webs set up > all over the place. Its legs are between 2 - 3 cms long. > My question is Do Spiders shed their outer skeleton as the age or > is it a dead spider I found and something has eaten the working parts? > Have a nice end to the summer > Paul > --Apple-Mail-3-122881669 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> We are so fortunate to have such knowledgeable people like Bev Wigney as = contributors on our list!<div><br></div><div>Regarding Paul's question, = the most common (and very common) spider now found all around houses in = our area (Valley) are what I call "cross spiders", Araneus diadematus, = which have the banded legs that Paul mentioned and cross-shaped white = markings on the brownish dorsal part of the abdomen. They are also = confusingly called "garden spiders" and are part of the huge family = called orb-web weavers, making the familiar orb web of circular and = radial strands. At this time of year the spiders are big and = noticeable and will be laying eggs soon in silk-lined = egg-sacs.</div><div><br></div><div>For a great starter on spider biology = and identifications, I recommend the Golden Guide to Spiders And Their = Kin -- very affordable and available in bookstores (& easy to order) = and full of colour illustrations.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Paul MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 22, 2012 9:31:54 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature NS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Spider = Question</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, = new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div>This = morning on the deck there was what looked like the</div><div>skeleton of = a spider. The kind with the banded legs - they</div><div>are very = plentiful around here just now and have webs set up</div><div>all over = the place. Its legs are between 2 - 3 cms long.</div><div>My question is = Do Spiders shed their outer skeleton as the age or</div><div>is it a = dead spider I found and something has eaten the working = parts?</div><div>Have a nice end to the = summer</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></d= iv></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-3-122881669--
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