> > We have those big colorful writing spiders in the garden sometime.
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> "writing spiders"? What are they?
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> AP.


Nothing special, but they are black with bright colors on the body. It seems like they are red or orange with pale green The legs are long and they spin a web with zig zag markings in the middle. It looks like M's and W's all run together. Sometimes they will sit there in the middle of the web and shake it back and forth like they are getting ready to jump, but they never do. They're harmless unless you are a bug. I've seen them all over the south. They're rather attractive, if you like spiders.
Howard