Comments & ID Thoughts
In in maine USA. Spider scared me to death. Never seen one like this before.
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- Submitted: Aug 30, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 30, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Portland, Maine, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi, this is a cross orbweaver, Araneus trifolium. It is an orbweaver kind of spider. They are calm useful spiders. Their webs are big, strong and round. They prefer to avoid interactions with you too 🙂 They are very unlikely to bite and the bite is about equal to a bee sting.