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) » Araneus » Araneus pratensis
Photo#1150095
spider - Araneus pratensis
Copyright © 2015 eileen miller

spider - Araneus pratensis
brushy creek recreational area, webster County, Iowa, USA
October 4, 2015
Size: very small (~3mm)
found in wooded area on orb web low to the groun~

Images of this individual: tag all
spider - Araneus pratensis spider - Araneus pratensis
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by eileen miller on 5 October, 2015 - 8:08am
Last updated 5 October, 2015 - 7:26pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 5 October, 2015 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Araneus pratensis?
… John Rosenfeld, 5 October, 2015 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
araneus pratensis
That's what I thought that all three are Araneus pratensis, but didn't realize how much variation there is in there coloration. Thanks! They are very abundant in the area at this time.
… eileen miller, 5 October, 2015 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
One of the most common spiders in my yard
they are pretty variable.
… John Rosenfeld, 5 October, 2015 - 8:28am 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