What is this gnarly joker…

[Toliver]

Couldn’t tell, I wasnt gonna get rite up on him in case he had a taste for Hillbilly ( aka the other white meat). I would have killed him but I didn’t wanna have to drag him outa there.. I figured I better let him alone. I know for sure now.

6.5 Creedmoor might be able to handle him.

This thread is getting dangerously close to needing to relocate to the campfire. Then we can roast one of these things. I hear they're crunchy like popcorn if you cook'em right.

 

[hopper]

That's the Joro we've been talking about. And the web is about the size of the hood on a full size pickup. Was that a bat or a hummingbird he caught?

That looks different than the joros round here. Wander if their are different types.

 

[Toliver]

You're not killing these are you?

 

[Batjack]

6.5 Creedmoor might be able to handle him.

This thread is getting dangerously close to needing to relocate to the campfire. Then we can roast one of these things. I hear they're crunchy like popcorn if you cook'em right.

I've been wait'n on it to get moved or locked down since the 3rd post.

 

[Toliver]

I've been wait'n on it to get moved or locked down since the 3rd post.

Well it's a good thing a staff member admin type has added to the delinquency! LOL!

 

[earlthegoat2]

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You're not killing these are you?
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Pretty sure the first one is what we call banana spiders. I think it is also known as a golden orb weaver. They are huge things also with nasty webs that are thankfully not very sticky and somewhat easy to remove.

The second is also in the orb weaver family. The yellow orb weaver.

Here is some research

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/yellow-spiders-joro-spider-vs-garden-spider-vs-banana-spider/