I went to a party at a decidedly rural location in Mississippi, about an hour's
drive from NO. The hostess lived in a hundred-plus year old house that used to
be the local post office, quite a way down a lonesome highway near the Pearl
River. Six acres that were alive with red and golden-yellow lycoria
radiata--in these parts they're almost a weed. Gorgeous, though--she said she
once even had some beige ones. An odd cross? Anyway she also harbored (and
fiercely protected) golden orb spiders--we were warned where NOT to go so as
not to disturb their webs. Well, she was our hostess and they were "her"
spiders, I thought tolerantly--then thought again when I got a close look at
one of the nearer spinners: its yellow body was the size of a 50-cent piece and
its legspread must have been 3 inches. Yeoooow! Another invitee mentioned
that the golder orb was "the least venimous spider of its size in Louisiana."
zemedelec

you didn't dig up some of them red ones for you and me??? g there's a
YELLOW lycoris????? don't torture me girl, bad enough I still ain't located
the old Milk and Wine Crinum yet........and they grow down there like weeds
too. They acclimate up here wonderfully...........madgardener
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I went to a party at a decidedly rural location in Mississippi, about an
hour's
drive from NO. The hostess lived in a hundred-plus year old house that
used to
be the local post office, quite a way down a lonesome highway near the
Pearl
River. Six acres that were alive with red and golden-yellow lycoria
radiata--in these parts they're almost a weed. Gorgeous, though--she said
she
once even had some beige ones. An odd cross? Anyway she also harbored
(and
fiercely protected) golden orb spiders--we were warned where NOT to go so
as
not to disturb their webs. Well, she was our hostess and they were "her"
spiders, I thought tolerantly--then thought again when I got a close look
at
one of the nearer spinners: its yellow body was the size of a 50-cent
piece and
its legspread must have been 3 inches. Yeoooow! Another invitee
mentioned
that the golder orb was "the least venimous spider of its size in
Louisiana."
zemedelec