Not So Itsy-Bitsy Spider
We found a huge scary spider in the rosemary bush in our front yard this afternoon and I went all Discovery Channel and laid out in the bush to get some close-up photos. It’s quite amazing, probably 3 inches from toe to toe with the torso (thorax?) over an inch long. It’s hard to tell from the photo but it’s sitting in a large intricate web, just hanging out waiting for bugs or small children to become ensnared. Any spider-ologists out there who know what kind of spider this is? Is it poisonous? Does it shoot lasers out of its eyes? Help me out here.
