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 » Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
Photo#40191
Orb Weaver?
Copyright © 2006 Rich Swanner

Orb Weaver?
Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, California, USA
April 16, 2005
Size: Smaller than a dime
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Rich Swanner on 2 January, 2006 - 12:40pm
Last updated 26 March, 2006 - 11:13am

House spider?
This is a fantastic image! Thank you for sharing your talents here, Rich. The spider appears to be a house spider, Achaeranea tepidariorum. Hopefully someone will offer a second opinion, though:-) Was the spider in an orb web? If so, this is NOT a house spider.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 January, 2006 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Orb weaver?
He was outside on my lamp and I thought it might be a orb weaver that perfers metal. Someone else said they thought it might be a marble weaver.How about the other 3 -Rich
… Rich Swanner, 3 January, 2006 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Inconclusive.
It is probably not the marbled orb weaver (Araneus marmoreus), though that species is highly variable. Without seeing the dorsal (top surface) pattern on the abdomen, we probably can't be of any more help. Reminds me slightly of Zygiella x-notata, though. Are you close to water?
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 January, 2006 - 1:33pm 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