So, I was outside cleaning up after the dog. As per usual, I have to remove a bunch of spider webs before venturing too far into the foliage. Normally, I only see very small spiders, but this time, I found one of these

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The writeup I found says that they can get to 1", but just the bulbous back lobe on this one was 1" long and maybe 1/2" thick. Largest spider I've ever seen in my backyard. At least is wasn't a black widow, which we sometimes get as well.
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I think I've seen one of those before on my front porch, he makes these massive webs every morning that I walk into. Fast little bastage though.
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What kind of spider is that? Wolf?
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The kind I run away from
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I think that it is called an orb-weaving spider
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ROFL!! This kills me every time Kelly!
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