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Alright, 3 months ago i found a spider i had never seen before, and you all graciously ID'd it for me, and now i have another one i can't ID. i have one picture and i admit it isn't the best picture. It has made a large web across my living room window (about 2 feet wide), and the spider is about an inch long from head to here is the picture. I will be very greatful if you can ID it off this one pic, but if you need more, i could try to get one more.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/phillzaro/resizedpicofdemonspider.jpg

2006-09-08 15:03:10 · 4 answers · asked by Bizwald 1 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

4 answers

This one is in the orb weaver family (Araneus), and is most likely a Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus).

Key features are the size (perhaps 3/4 inch), the brownish bands which circle the legs, the size of the web (20 to 24 inches max.), and the fact that it seems to prefer hanging head down near the center of the web.

To confirm this ID, watch in the morning to see if it eats its web before spinning a new one. Also check the abdomen for a white vertical line crossed by a dark line (this gives the spider another common name: Cross Spider).

2006-09-08 15:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 73 0

seems much like a extreme-high quality male Amaurobius. those are contributors of a team referred to as 'cribellate' spiders that spin fluffy a lot of webbing below rocks, logs, or basement debris. fairly, i wouldn't difficulty approximately spider bites lots, if I have been you - there are various techniques little ones can get harm, and a lot of issues that could chew or sting them, and spiders are waaaaaay down on the record of probably applicants. the only US spiders i may well be heavily in touch approximately may well be Widows - no longer that they are so life-threatening, yet that widow bites have such excruciatingly painful outcomes.

2016-10-14 11:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Looks like a good match for the European garden spider, Araneus diadematus, or some other member of the genus.

2006-09-08 16:36:51 · answer #3 · answered by candy2mercy 5 · 0 0

we'll call that one the ugly spider.

2006-09-08 15:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by michaelmoss30054 4 · 0 2

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