And you thought spider island outside Kion was creepy?

[Shur]

hehehe, was riding along the Blue Ridge Parkway the other day and saw a few nice communal nests, but nothing as spectacular as the ones shown on that site....

shame i didn't have a camera, I'd've stopped for pics.

[tjl]

well, it may not be communal, but it is a spider.

I found her on the wheel of a minivan that got left overnight for repairs at my father's auto shop. (i did not take the picture, my father's wife did)

pretty bug though

she is a black and yellow argiope. they get really big