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Originally posted by ryan2s
Looks like a european garden spider to me..
en.wikipedia.org...
the pic on the wikipedia is a little more yellow than yours but if you google it the images appear to be a close match.
Just my guess though
Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by Teye22
From that picture he does not look like a poisonous type. Would help to have a ruler by him and show the top not bottom. Seems many insects are moving, a few years ago we got a huge change with a ton of spiders we never saw before, new bugs each year, some kinds have already move on, they seem to be gone anyway.
Originally posted by Hellhound604
looks like a wolf spider to me, but the pic is not very good for identification. One can most often ID spiders by their eyes, i.e. their position and how many there are. Another indicator is the legs.
you can read more about wolf spiders here :
www.wolfspider.org...
Wolf spiders, or Rhabidosa rabida, are one type of spider found in Canada. Wolf spiders are typically active at night and capture prey by hunting instead of using a web like most spiders. Wolf spiders can grow up to 3 centimeters in length and have a dark brown color. These spiders are usually found in grass, wood floors of homes, gardens and beaches. Wolf spiders look for a warm place to stay during the wintertime. This increases the number of Wolf spiders found in homes in Canada during the winter.
Fishing spiders are another type of spider found in Canada. Fishing spiders are commonly confused with wolf spiders, but have a different eye pattern. These spiders can grow up to 7.5 centimeters in length. Fishing spiders are commonly found near cottages, waterfronts and especially in rocky shoreline areas off the coast of Canada. Fishing spiders commonly hunt minnows in the shallows of water.
Originally posted by leemachino
Probably white spotted jumping spider. Native to Canada and Northern US. en.m.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by DrZrD
reply to post by Teye22
The coloration and unusual abdomen shape (hard to see in the picture) could be consistent with one of the 1000's of "orb weaver" spider varieties. If it made a web with circular symmetry preliminary identification as an orb weaver spider variety is even stronger. Orb weavers are both harmless and extremely beneficial to mankind.
Best regards,
Z
Originally posted by Char-Lee
I think it may be this guy! Found under search canadian garden spider
www.victoriacameraclub.org...
Scroll down and inch on this page...tell me what you think?
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Sure he is here
www.google.com... =1066&bih=723edit on 16-8-2012 by Char-Lee because: (no reason given)