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 Little critters facscinate me. #grownostr #nature #spiders https://nostrcheck.me/media/8d9d2b77930ee54ec3e46faf774ddd041dbb4e4aa35ad47c025884a286dd65fa/78e3c97448a50e419f7414bfcbe98cbebae8b3fb4eebd2c6c0e3f7cca542070a.webp 
 Great photo! 
 Man I don’t get that freaked out by spiders most of the time, and I do have a fascination with critters, but these things just freak me out. I used to be an internet technician and I’d run into them all the time, especially when I was working out on the beach. 

I remember a beach house that had tons of little palm trees and similar plants on this like 4-5 foot “side yard” all the way down their house. And there were AT LEAST like 20 of these fucking things splayed across it all. And of course, their main line was connected in the middle of it all.

I had to squat and press myself up against the wall to slide underneath one huge web with one of these things the size of my fucking hand about 6 inches away from my face. I also know that when you startle them they start aggressively shaking/bouncing their web, which would’ve easily had this thing hit me in the face… it was a very delicate situation.😅 
 Thsts funny!  There are certain spiders that creep me out, but i'm used to seeing these guys around, so they dont seem creepy anymore.  I did come across a black widow a couple days ago, and i am def. scared of those. 
 Found a nice one too last week!  #spiders 🥰 https://i.nostr.build/6KW67SRwKntqcMZk.jpg 
 ah yes, "little" 
 gm 🌸☕️
Is that a banana spider? 
 I call them orb weavers, not sure about scientific name. 
 Argiope 
 I have one on my woodpile