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[poultryand bees]

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I actually like spiders, although like you I prefer not to get the spider webs in my face or hair. Don't know what kind that is, but it sure is pretty.

 

[mjgigax]

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[Medinna]

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It is a banana aka writing spider. They are not poisonous and rarely leave their web. We have several around our house.

 

[nnbreeder]

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My choice would be Ideal out of Cameron Tx. for a hatchery.

On the breed choice that is totally your descision. If you are not looking to sell eggs I would just chioose a breed that suits you.

 

[poultryand bees]

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sounds like a couple of Beta fish or a couple of bantam roosters.

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

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Thats a Garden Spider and sometimes called a Cotton Spider I found this on a google search for Garden Spider: Black and Yellow Argiopes eat flying insects that get trapped in the sticky web. The most common ones are aphids, flies, grasshoppers, bees, and wasps.

The spider hangs with her head down in the center of her web, waiting for prey to be caught. Sometimes she hides off to the side with a thin silk thread attched to her web. When an insect hits the web, the spider feels the vibrations and comes running.

These spiders prefer sunny places with little or no wind to build their webs. Each night, they eat their web and build a new one.
it's one of the few I don't mind having around they do eat a lot of bugs esp in the garden where I move them to when I can

Editing to add that I had never looked it up before even though I've seen them around forever this is from another site about them with the official name:
Spider in the genus Argiope often go by the name garden spiders or writing spiders.

They are the large, colorful spiders that build their nests around homes and gardens.

The writing spider nickname comes from their web construction practices, which create webs with a series of Zs or Xs down the center.

Five different Argiope species are common in the United States.

The most common species is, Argiope arentia, the writing pattern in the web tones down as the spider ages. Often the "Z" or "X" pattern on adult webs is restricted to a couple of short lines in the web.

Argiope do bite, however they are not considered dangerous spiders. You can normally approach them at close range for a picture

 

[artsyrobin]

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my father in law said his dad used to put tobacco in the nest boxes and never had a problem- wonder if giving them wood stove ash to dust in would work- i used poultry dust, maybe i should try the sevin instead?

 

[Poco Pollo]

Medinna - Thanks for your post. I'll leave the spider alone. I have Girl Scouts planning a camping trip here in the fall, and I want to be sure we can identify what's poisonous and what's not.

In the evening, around 10, one can walk around the yard with a flashlight and see the spider web show. It's almost like seeing Christmas lights in a park, only on a much smaller scale. Some of the webs begin in a tree, over ten feet up, and others begin on the lowest leaves and branches. Most extend all the way to the ground. I saw a web last week that had an anchor thread as thick as a cat whisker. I couldn't resist, and I pulled it lightly to see if it was strong. It actually boinged! That's the first time I'd ever heard a spider web make a sound.

 

[Grace'sDad]

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Way to Go Macy!!

BYC kids rock!

 

[poultryand bees]

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It would be interesting to find the spider that made a web that strong.
I like spiders because they eat bugs and are only able to live where there are bugs - so when I see them, I know they are ridding me of pests.