They hatched! (Spider warning) [updated with new pictures]

[hobbes28]

I'm not sure but I know they get very big. This guy is about the size of a half dollar. Too big for me to get rid of. He might come and get me. My wife calls them garden spiders.

 

[Peldor]

GROSS!!! The one thing I am afraid of. Spiders! Creepy

What kind of spider is that Hobbes? I've seen one like that in my backyard

Black and Yellow Argiope or "Garden Spider / Banana Spider"

A very large common spider in North America. Usually hangs in webs with its head facing the ground. It is brightly colored. Its venom is a neurotoxin similar to that of the black widow. However, its venom is not near as potent. Its bite causes local pain and redness with blisters forming. This bite usually resolves within 24 hours except for the bite mark.

 

[Skynyrd Man]

GROSS!!! The one thing I am afraid of. Spiders! Creepy

What kind of spider is that Hobbes? I've seen one like that in my backyard

Black and Yellow Argiope or "Garden Spider / Banana Spider"

A very large common spider in North America. Usually hangs in webs with its head facing the ground. It is brightly colored. Its venom is a neurotoxin similar to that of the black widow. However, its venom is not near as potent. Its bite causes local pain and redness with blisters forming. This bite usually resolves within 24 hours except for the bite mark.

Here is a link on them,
http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?s...rgiope_aurantia

I took this picture last week, my wife found it in the tomatoes.
Of course I did calm my wife down first. She was happy to let it live when she found out they eat grasshoppers.
It was about the size of a silver dollar.

Edit: put a smaller picture up

Here is a link for the full size crop,
http://sharemyphoto.com/data/c4ca4238a0b923820dcc509a6f75849b/6_p205.jpg