OK.. when you say you have big spiders around your house.. is this what you mean by big? (I’m afraid that, after this picture, My niece Stephanie is never going to visit us in SC)

Golden Silk Orb Weaver or, more properly, Nephila clavipes, Is the largest non-tarantula spider in north America.

This fine 7 legged specimen (..it lost its leg before I got it) was found in my Father in Laws back yard this weekend. believe it or not, there were a dozen more, and, I kid you not, this was not the largest one!

That is Rockwell’s hand.

We went to Folly beach this weekend. It was a beautiful day for being at the beach! (click for Nannyrama)

Hannah caught this guy (Eastern tiger swallowtail, or Papilio glaucus) with her hands!

Posted on 11 August '08 by , under Uncategorized.