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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona crucifera
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Backyard Arachnid - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2011 evvy1991

Backyard Arachnid - Neoscona crucifera
Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
September 24, 2011
Size: quarter sized????
The spider itself was about quarter sized when all scrunched up. It had a web at approximately 7-8 feet in height. I've been seeing a lot of these this year and am curious to figure out what they are. I have basically crossed off the poisonous spiders indigenous to the area. I think it is some type of orb weaver after some research but I am unsure.

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Contributed by evvy1991 on 4 October, 2011 - 10:48pm
Last updated 24 March, 2013 - 12:07pm

Moved
Moved from Spotted Orbweavers.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 March, 2013 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

Neoscona
Moved from ID Request.

This is a Neoscona species. You can tell Neoscona from most Araneus because Neoscona don't have the humps on the abdomen. I'm not 100% sure which species this is, but it might be Neoscona crucifera. Compare with
… Lynette Elliott, 5 October, 2011 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

orbweaver
Looks very much like an orbweaver; nothing to be afraid of. I often put my hand right next to them to help my camera auto-focus on one in its web and they just freeze or run away.

The round, dented abdomen and reddish stripy legs remind me of a Marbled Orbweaver. I'd expect something in Araneus at any rate, but definitely wait for the experts; there are zillions of orbweavers.
… Sara Rall , 5 October, 2011 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

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