Have you seen this Spider?

This little guy was hanging around outside our room - just wondering if anyone knows the name for it. Kinda gave me the willies each time I had to walk down the path.
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That looks like the Jamaica Banana Spider! We had one that was sort of a "pet" in our yard when we lived on the West End. The really are fascinating to look at and study. Here is some info about it:

http://www.wikihow.com/Identify-a-Banana-Spider

Saw one at Half Moon Beach,a mango hummingbird was taking silk from its web for its nest all day long.

looks like an Inky Dinky Spida how's it going Donna, if I'd known they were in the trees I would have walked back there with an umbrella

We have similar spiders in N. Florida. They build large webs that are very strong. You can almost bounce off them when you accidentally walk into one. AFAIK, they're actually harmless.

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Yes I have seen one :)

I saw one my first night in Negril. I have a huge spider phobia and freaked the F out!!! Saw a couple more while I was there and while they still freak me out, Jamaica is so wonderful that I didn't mind too much (maybe it's the Ganja)

Beautiful, very cool.

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Yes I have seen one :)

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There are lots of those in the cave at the end of Rutland Point.

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Originally Posted by jon c.

We have similar spiders in N. Florida. They build large webs that are very strong. You can almost bounce off them when you accidentally walk into one. AFAIK, they're actually harmless.

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Interesting and informational post really....but I only have to see a spider and am off running, lol