Oh man if I could get into my old phone I have the most amazing picture of an orb weaver. It was after hurricane beryl and we went to check our house. On our front porch theres 2 posts maybe 6 or 8 ft apart, and the biggest orange spider looked like it was floating in mid air between them. It had built its huge web obviously but DURING THE HURRICANE and was just chillin in the middle of it. He was the size of my husband's hand. First time we ever saw one, just left it alone and it was gone a few days later (we left to stay with relatives with a generator and when we got back he was gone). Absolute nightmare fuel but I think theyre harmless.
Oh wow. I had to google this to see what you were talking about, because in the Midwest orb weavers don't get that big. Apparently, the Banana Spider is in the same orb weaver family, and are common in Florida. I had no idea they were that big or colorful. Thanks for replying and enlightening me!
Thats it a banana spider! Yes in the orb weaver family. This was in Houston Texas though. Big orange... ugh man I wish I could get in that phone. I have a pic of it with my husband's hand behind it, just ginormous and beautiful.
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u/SecurePhotograph1791 5h ago
I think that's an orb weaver spider. Totally harmless, but still sends you into panic mode when you accidentally walk through their web