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) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona crucifera
Photo#574502
Garden Orb Spider? - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2011 Joe B

Garden Orb Spider? - Neoscona crucifera
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
September 10, 2011
This spider was on a large round web outside our front door. It spanned from the overhang (where the spider would run to when I got too close) to a large potted plant on the ground. It was sitting upside down in the center of the web, which was about 2 feet in diameter. The body was about 3/4 inch.

Images of this individual: tag all
Garden Orb Spider? - Neoscona crucifera Garden Orb Spider? - Neoscona crucifera Garden Orb Spider? - Neoscona crucifera
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Joe B on 10 September, 2011 - 3:08pm
Last updated 11 September, 2011 - 10:02am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. I agree... a very commonly photographed spider. You can see the curve of the spider's scape in your third image.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 September, 2011 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Looks to us to be Neoscona crucifera
Let's see what Lynette thinks.
… john and jane balaban, 10 September, 2011 - 7:23pm 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