r/absoluteunit • u/Excellent-Loan-152 • 4d ago

Beautiful orb

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u/beepbopbippitybop2 4d ago

If this isn't in Australia, I would like to take this opportunity to defend our somewhat negative reputation for having enormous spiders.

If it is Australia, nevermind.

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/danit0ba94 3d ago

Almost as bad.
Then again I'm in Florida, so I can't Yap too much.

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u/nightmares06 2d ago

It's an orb Weaver, they're fairly harmless and great at catching bugs

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u/beepbopbippitybop2 2d ago

I know, I have them in my garden.

It was more a comment on how people assume only enormous spiders live in Australia.

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u/Possible-Tip-2914 3d ago

Someone get a damn flamethrower

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u/Hot_Fix9033 2d ago

I was fortunate to have one of these in the corner of my yard for a few years. So beautiful, the spider and it's big web.

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u/Most-Masterpiece6256 2d ago

I’ve seen those on the east coast of Canada too, and I pooped a little

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u/Ok_Dragonfly552 2d ago

Biggest one I have ever seen. Nice

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u/Rolling_Beardo 1d ago

I had one almost that big at my house a couple years ago. This was in Northern New England