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Very persistent. It was on my security camera, and it's web kept blocking my view. I would take it down but, back again the next morning. I finally flicked off the camera(a bit of a battle}. 3 days later"It's back". I can't quite identify it but, my neighbor states they are common.
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- Submitted: Aug 30, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 30, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Custer, South Dakota, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi, I think she was Araneus gemma, a species of orbweaver spider. They eat their web and rebuild their web every day, I’m not sure which of you was more annoying to the other. Orbweavers are common worldwide and they get photographed often because they’re often very colorful and don’t try to hide from people like other spiders do. If your security camera had a small on/off light it may have been attracting nocturnal insects, which attracts spiders. Porch and hall lights do the same. If ithe camera rotated it may have a made a vibration that attracted her like… Read more »