Today a cyber-friend posted a message for me, letting me know that her sons had found what they thought was a male black widow spider.  (She knew how much Jaden knows about and loves spiders!)  Her boys posted a picture of it on their blog and so I called Jaden in to show him the picture.  He immediately said, “No, no.  That’s not a black widow.  That’s a yellow garden orb weaver.”  Uhh… ok.  I, of course, have no clue, but as he began to sprew forth facts about the differences between one type of spider vs. the other, I chose to believe him.  He then wanted me to make sure that my cyber-friend (who has a spider phobia) knew that this particular spider was harmless - not poisonous - and that they didn’t need to be afraid of it.   You can read more about it and even see a picture of the spider by clicking here.   What do you think?  Is it a black widow or a yellow garden orb weaver?