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) » Reviewed / Currently No ID
Photo#491352
Orb Weaving Spider
Copyright © 2011 Bryan E. Reynolds

Orb Weaving Spider
Sandia Mountains, Cibola National Forest, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
October 1, 1998
Inside retreat next to orb web in juniper.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 15 February, 2011 - 6:44pm
Last updated 19 March, 2011 - 10:11am

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Lynette Elliott, 19 March, 2011 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

NM Araneus ??
I think I see shoulders there. NM Araneus from NMSU.edu are listed as: abigeatus, allani, apache, arizonensis, bicentenarius, cochise, detrimentosus, gemma, gemmoides, guerrerensis, illaudatus, mammatus, nordmanni, pegnia, santarita, thaddeus & trifolium.

It does not look like allani, arizonensis, detrimentosus, gemma, gemmoides, illaudatus, mammatus, pegnia, thaddeus & trifolium.

That's as far as I can get. The bold ones above seem the best options to me right now.

I'm afraid without more images we can't tell for sure if this is even Araneus or Neoscona. Do you have other angles? We might have to frass this one?
… Lynette Elliott, 8 March, 2011 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

Just can't tell what we're looking at.
All the dark colors obscure the shape. Does it have the humped shoulders of Araneus? In which case we don't have a clue which one! If not it is likely Neoscona and we would guess crucifera.
… john and jane balaban, 15 February, 2011 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

 
It was so long ago, I just do
It was so long ago, I just don't remember.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 15 February, 2011 - 9:12pm 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