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Porch spider
Copyright © 2017 Maggie Furtak

Porch spider
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 28, 2017
Small spider? Spiderling of larger species? The best I can come up with is maybe Neoscona arabesca, but I'm really just guessing. Any ideas? Front porch web about 4 feet off the ground, stretching about 3 foot by 3 foot. Suburban garden with lots of native plants between Boston and the Middlesex Fells. The prey item was a gnat that was rotating around my head before misjudging its orbit, if that helps give you a size reference.

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Contributed by Maggie Furtak on 28 July, 2017 - 8:11pm
Last updated 11 April, 2019 - 7:48am

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Chad Heins, 11 April, 2019 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

The young ones are tough
but maybe Araneus diadematus?
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2017 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
That is an excellent idea! T
That is an excellent idea! Thanks. I'll have to see if I can get a few clearer shots as it grows, assuming the birds don't get it.
… Maggie Furtak, 29 July, 2017 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

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