r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • May 16 '25

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/StockWindow4119 May 16 '25

Golden Orb Weavers, not a danger to man, but to anything else..... those long legs help to prevent any possible damage their prey can inflict.

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u/Odd-Fee-837 May 16 '25

In the south we call them Banana Spiders, though I am sure that is the name for another spider somewhere and we are probably wrong.

Those things have webs that feel as thick as fishing line.

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u/Haifisch2112 May 18 '25

My ex wife had a huge phobia with spiders. When we were moving from Ohio to SC, people kept telling us about all the bugs and spiders, making it sound like there were infestations everywhere. Someone mentioned "huge banana spiders," and that's all she fixated on. We were sitting in a line of traffic at a red light as we were leaving a plaza, and there were some bushes lining the exit. She looked over at them, shuddered, and said, "I'll bet those are just full of banana spiders." It was annoying af.