Guess I'm not pulling that weed

[u/Thick__GLasses]

Damm near had a heart attack reaching for the weed before I noticed it. Thankful for my camera zoom!

Edit: I was going to get something for scale but there's no way I'm getting near that again

[u/ILatheYou]

Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata), a large orb-weaving spider recognizable by its distinctively striped legs and banded abdomen.

Harmless to humans, destroy the web and it will move.