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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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Moma Spider? - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2010 LKnox

Moma Spider? - Neoscona crucifera
New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas, USA
December 31, 1969
Size: Body - approx 1 inch

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Moma Spider? - Neoscona crucifera Spider - Neoscona crucifera
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Contributed by LKnox on 12 September, 2010 - 11:47am
Last updated 2 October, 2010 - 7:53pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 2 October, 2010 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 1 October, 2010 - 4:56pm login or register to post comments

Not at all dangerous to you or your children
or your pets, unless you have a pet fly or grasshopper. All Orb Weavers are harmless and beneficial, eating plenty of pesky bugs. If the position by the back door is troublesome, just trap her in a jar with an index card and move her away from the door, maybe near a light on the garage. She'll be happy to collect all the bugs that are attracted to the light.
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2010 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much. I'll let
Thank you so much. I'll let her be and she can help me out by getting rid of a few mosquitoes.
… LKnox, 12 September, 2010 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

This looks to be Neoscona
likely N. crucifera
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2010 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

 
spider ID
Thanks so much for the prompt response. Is it dangerous? Do I care if it's at my backdoor?
… LKnox, 12 September, 2010 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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