Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona crucifera
Photo#457562
What kind of spider? I see 4 dots on its back. Are those eggs too? - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2010 Clifford P

What kind of spider? I see 4 dots on its back. Are those eggs too? - Neoscona crucifera
Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
September 22, 2010
Size: 1/4-1/2 inch or so
What kind of spider is this? Are those eggs in the picture too?
UPDATE: image cropped closer to spider (with "eggs" removed, since someone mentioned it's probably just a shed exoskeleton)
Thanks!
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Clifford P on 22 September, 2010 - 11:04am
Last updated 17 October, 2010 - 9:19pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 17 October, 2010 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 17 October, 2010 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

I ran into the web
I found this spider up by the gutter because I was turning the corner around my house and ran into the web. It startled me so much that I fell backwards to the ground. I read on Wikipedia they might rebuild their webs every day???
… Clifford P, 22 September, 2010 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

it's an Orb Weaver
maybe something like this Spotted Orbweaver - Neoscona crucifera
The other object kind of looks like a shed exoskeleton. It would help if you posted bigger versions, or tighter crops of both the spider and the other object.
… Andrew Williams, 22 September, 2010 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

 
picture cropped
Thanks for the reply (and so fast too!). I have updated the photo. Any follow-up comment?
… Clifford P, 22 September, 2010 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

 
..
I'd say that's what it is, Neoscona crucifera.
… Andrew Williams, 22 September, 2010 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact