What type of spider is tan brown with a maple leaf design on it's abdomen?

Question

I have been seeing the spider for a while now. Every night I go outside and shine the flashlight on it. It seems to prefer living inside wrapped up leaves. It seems fairly docile. The abdomen is as big around as a penny...it also builds webs ranging from 6 to 10 ft tall. It seems to prefer stretching it's web between 2 trees...What is this spider?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

house spider