A Fat Spider iv never seen b4!

Just been looking at your obese spider and thought it was called Spud, but then realised it is a girl carrying a sac full of babies, and she may be called Cynthia. Not certain, but once I disturbed quite a lot of them whilst cutting a conifer hedge and suddenly there were minute spiderlings everywhere. I stopped cutting!

Thanx Mad i didnt disturb her to much so she looks Fat lol :)

perhaps its going to have babies...lol..........we found one in our garden the other day......my son took a pic of it and this was like yours very fat...........

There are some really fat ones about just now .

AAAAawwwwwwww i love seing Baby Spiders Holly :) I think their 2 well fed on all those Big Old Meat Flys Hywel lol :)

I think she's called 'due-any-day-now'!

Oh bit of maternity care coming up Jacque :~))))

This was so fascinating I have checked it out in my wildlife book (just redicovered it this morning when I was having a sort out!). I think it is Araneus quadratus. The blurb says 'mature females can appear grotesquely swollen and almost spherical. Adults seen from June-October. Female much larger than the male'. It also comments on the four spots. Great photo, Jacque.

I was going to call it Billy Bunter until I read the 'she ' bit ..

He had a sister called Bessie, Amy!

Great to capture her Jacque I think there are a lot more visable spiders this year than there usually is?.

makes me feel quite sick jacque lol, dont like it :o((
brave girl

She looks like a button with legs. LOL
Great photos.

Looks something out of Dr Who lol !!! On a serious note, I also found loads more spiders this year......

Forgot to say Jacque, that I think this spider is called, and wait for it......... araniellacucrbitina.

Thanx all im glad u like My Garden Spider "Easier 2 spell " lol :)

Hi Jacque, I have a fat spider picture that I took a day or two ago also. I will post it on my photos. Mine is similar but not the same as yours.

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Oh I love spiders (and hate flies). My mum was scared of them and I copied her util one day I just thought 'why?' Now I love them and treat the house spiders as pets. Love them, they do no harm and are fascinating to watch.

I have a friend who came home to find a spider on her porch, she stayed in the yard for hours waiting for her husband to get home because she wouldn't walk past it. Same person is not a bit afraid of snakes.

Hi Spider i was once very very Affraid of them until i did Gradening & i got braver but i still run from Those Giant Black 1s lol :) O Weeds that sounds like my 17yr old Daughter lol :)