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What kind of spider is this
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- Submitted: Jul 17, 2019
- Photographed: Jul 17, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: San Antonio , Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Hi, she may be Eriophora edax. That’s an orbweaver we seldom see.
Are they poisonous?
They have venom for killing prey, but they aren’t medically dangerous to most people. Orbweavers aren’t aggressive unless you mess with their eggs or hatchlings. Most bites are from people accidentally getting their skin pressed too hard against a spider. That’s mostly avoidable.
Orb weaver, perhaps Araneus spp.