There was an orange, multi-legged, crab-esque, spider-looking thing that smiled at a Lake Country resident as she went for a walk through her yard with her boyfriend害羞草研究所檚 daughter.

The woman, Julie Jardine, had never seen a spider quite like the one she saw on July 25.

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Her post in Lake Country Rant and Rave garnered over 30 comments and even three 害羞草研究所渉eart害羞草研究所� likes.

By the end of the thread, it was concluded that the insect is a 害羞草研究所済arden orb weaver,害羞草研究所� according to Brooke Turner; er害羞草研究所� no wait害羞草研究所擫isa Daniel said it害羞草研究所檚 a 害羞草研究所減opcorn spider害羞草研究所� and perhaps even a 害羞草研究所済ood bug eater.害羞草研究所� Jan Miller seemed to agree, writing, 害羞草研究所淵es good spider, I have lots. They stay near their web all year and eat bugs. (It) won害羞草研究所檛 bother you!害羞草研究所�

Wait, though: according to Lois Roper and Marian Thompson, it is an orb spider of some sort.

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But Lynn Mcglynn-Aisha said it belongs to the same family as a cats eye spider, which is her favourite spider. Sadly, though, commenter Seth Hudecz would try to stomp a spider that looked like the cat害羞草研究所檚 eye spider because 害羞草研究所渋t doesn害羞草研究所檛 look nearly as happy as the other one.害羞草研究所�

Nadine Kozub Enright wouldn害羞草研究所檛: she said she loves them.

Chad Royer said it looks like an orangutang spider, cracker, or a crab and Roxy Reid would agree, saying it looks like a 害羞草研究所渂roken Ritz cracker害羞草研究所� and Ruth Pettipas would also agree, saying it害羞草研究所檚 a 害羞草研究所渟pider crab.害羞草研究所�

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Robb Bennett, a research associate with the Royal BC Museum that specialized is arachnology (the study of spiders), concluded that it is an orb-weaving garden spider, under the category of Araneus spiders.

He said it is tough for him to distinguish what the exact species is, it looks to be a garden cross spider.

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He said they are not dangerous to anyone, other than the things that they feed upon.

害羞草研究所淕arden spiders are one of the most common types of spiders found around the world. In B.C., they are very common just about everywhere from sea level to high alpine,害羞草研究所� Bennett said.

But Bennett, what about the smile?

害羞草研究所淟ot害羞草研究所檚 of spiders have patterned abdomens and a few are famous for looking like smiley-faces, most notably the Hawaiian happy-face spider, Theridion grallator,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淗owever, most garden spiders do not have smiley patterns!害羞草研究所�

In 2017, Bennett concluded that there are 859 spider species confirmed from British Columbia.

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Since posting, the wee spider left its original abode, without warning Jardine; who now wears shoes when walking in her yard.

Perhaps, before science and knowledge and everything else that could identify this friendly neighbourhood spider tried to figure out what it was, it could be as simple as what Colby A. Still said it was:

害羞草研究所淎 friend.害羞草研究所�