Larinioides sclopetarius
(Bridge Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

For once I was 99% sure I had found a Brown Recluse due to the hourglass on the head, but further comparison with other photos is telling me differently. The size seemed about right but the legs seemed too short to be a Recluse.

• Submitted by: 
  
  foreverpiesp
• Submitted: Oct 2, 2018
• Photographed: Oct 1, 2018
• Spider: Larinioides sclopetarius (Bridge Orb-weaver)
• Location: Andover, Massachusetts, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal