Unidentified

Picture ID 102139

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I think this is what it is! I had to research to make sure it's a beneficial buddy.

Eriophora ravilla, the tropical orb weaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

Are orb weavers good?
Orb weavers are very docile, non-aggressive spiders that will flee at the first sign of a threat (typically they will run or drop off the web).
They are not dangerous to people & pets, and are actually quite beneficial because they will catch and eat a lot of pest-type insects.

  • Submitted by: 
    lovebyrd88
  • Submitted: Apr 8, 2020
  • Photographed: Apr 8, 2020
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: New Caney, Texas, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Here’s a link to one with the markings yours has https://spiderid.com/picture/54167/ Yes you got it! Eriophora ravilla. This one can be tricky because yours has one of the less-seen markings of the species. Great job!

TangledWeb

Pretty sure that’s a female. She has a very wide abdomen for holding her maturing eggs. The males are much smaller. If you see her in the center of an orb web, that’s another way to tell it’s a female Orbweaver. Another way to tell gender in adult spiders is the ends of the pedipalps. If they are swollen it is a mature male that is ready to mate. Your spider has them bent under, but they don’t look swollen. The females display a scientific form of gigantism. The males are normal sized, but the females develop longer into the… Read more »