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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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Spotted Orbweaver Spider - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2012 Nancy Kent

Spotted Orbweaver Spider - Neoscona crucifera
Radford, Virginia, USA
August 31, 2012
I'd like an Id, please.

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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 2 September, 2012 - 7:54am
Last updated 2 September, 2012 - 9:25pm

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… Laura P., 2 September, 2012 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Neoscona crucifera
… Laura P., 2 September, 2012 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
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You're welcome! I have a lot of them around my house as well and a particularly large one just off to the side of my front door that has been there for a few months but I never see her during the day. They pretty much keep to themselves and they usually build their webs at night and take them down sometime in the morning. They're timid, rare to bite and not considered medically significant. They prey on real pests like mosquitoes so I like having them around. They're one of several species known by the common name Barn Spider.
… Laura P., 2 September, 2012 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
I appreciate that info. I find them in our small wooded park. There is a restroom and they like to tuck into the grooves of the outside wall. I also find them on plants - in fact, I just sent another one to ID Request!
… Nancy Kent, 2 September, 2012 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
Laura, I seem to be finding several of those recently. I appreciate your ID.
… Nancy Kent, 2 September, 2012 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

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