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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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Backyard spider on Long Island, New York. Seen 8/11/12 at night, building a large spider web hanging from a clothes line. - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2012 jpbeads13

Backyard spider on Long Island, New York. Seen 8/11/12 at night, building a large spider web hanging from a clothes line. - Neoscona crucifera
Patchogue, Suffolk County, Long Island County, New York, USA
August 11, 2012
Size: larger than my thumb

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Backyard spider on Long Island, New York. Seen 8/11/12 at night, building a large spider web hanging from a clothes line. - Neoscona crucifera Backyard spider (3) on Long Island, New York. Seen 8/11/12 at night, building a large spider web hanging from a clothes line. - Neoscona crucifera Backyard spider on Long Island, New York. Seen 8/11/12 at night, building a large spider web hanging from a clothes line. - Neoscona crucifera
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Contributed by jpbeads13 on 12 August, 2012 - 1:25am
Last updated 12 August, 2012 - 10:47am

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… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2012 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

We linked your images together
and agree with Laura that this is the perfectly harmless Neoscona crucifera. Your images will be automatically linked if you use add image on your first post rather than going back to ID Request and using add image there. But this feature should only be used for multiple images of the same individual as in this case. Welcome to BugGuide - enjoy!
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2012 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thanks for linking my photos. Yes, after seeing other images of this spider I also agree that it's a Neoscona crucifera. I'm happy to know it's bite is harmless and that it catches other bugs. The mosquitos were biting last night. I went outside again last night around 2AM to take more photos. Then this morning I couldn't believe there was absolutely no sign of it.
… jpbeads13, 12 August, 2012 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

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