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[–] Sh00Fly@piefed.social 3 points 12 hours ago

Wow! Splendid shot, OP!

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Ah, the long-forgotten Spice Girl!

Soooo, tell me what you want
What you really, really want...

[–] remon@ani.social 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure about the pumpkin spice spider, but there is a pumpkin spider and this isn't one.

This is Argiope argentata, silver argiope or silver garden spider.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yes it is, but calling it pumpkin spice is way more fun considering the season.

[–] remon@ani.social 2 points 21 hours ago

That's totally fine. I'm just trying to prevent misunderstandings, common names can be wild sometimes.

Hope you enjoy your friendly neighbourhood spider! It's a cool one.

[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

How many of me can a single bite kill?

[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Yes one bite of pumpkin spice will not kill you. Just one bite of a wafer-thin mint however, well we all know how that ends