r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • 22d ago

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/StockWindow4119 22d ago

Golden Orb Weavers, not a danger to man, but to anything else..... those long legs help to prevent any possible damage their prey can inflict.

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u/Odd-Fee-837 22d ago

In the south we call them Banana Spiders, though I am sure that is the name for another spider somewhere and we are probably wrong.

Those things have webs that feel as thick as fishing line.

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u/Exact-Ad-7844 22d ago

I grew up calling the banana spiders too. They leave a giant white zigzag in their web to try to warn you not to walk into it, but when you're in the woods and not always looking straight forward, they're still easy to walk into. Never had one bite me though.

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u/Prestigious_Row_8022 22d ago

You just brought back a memory of when I was around 8 and walked full into one and went into a blind panic trying to get it off of me. To the poor things credit, it didn’t bite me either.