Quote from: Felix on August 07, 2014, 06:06:30 AM
We live in Oregon, and the largest spider we ever caught here was an argiope aurantia (I had to look that up; my name for it was "yellow zigzag spider") that we found in a local park after a homeowner did that jar thing to get it out of their own yard. The spiders we usually catch are a couple inches across at the very most, legs included. The main way they get creepy is quantity. We now have a standing rule that egg sacs are to be left outside the house. 
Today I learned that my cat's desire to destroy the neighbor cats has almost completely overridden his typical fear of the world outside the house. Can't leave the door open when it's hot anymore.
Wow, sorry about this I've just seen this! I looked up argiope aurantia just now, looks incredible! Such a wonder all of the different species, the colours, sizes...I think I'm going to count how many spiders are in my bedroom soon, there are so many! I've left a fig roll case on the floor by the bin and a small spider has actually made it it's home! It's moving about now in fact, it can hardly be seen it's so small...but the dilemma is, what do I now do with the wrapper which I would've put in the bin?! I think I'll leave it, I'd rather not disturb it.
Here's a useful site for finding more about spiders,
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/species.htm, though it's an Australian site, so perhaps it's more Aus-oriented. Definitely would think the varieties, types would vary with the continent though perhaps it covers all the species...
Besides trying to figure out the species of these really tiny spiders, today I have learnt just how unpredictable things can be at times. For one thing it's been really hot and sunny today, just as much as any Summer's day, when I expected it to be much colder, which I much prefer. I've also learnt that I really need to clean my camera lens.