Unidentified

Picture ID 108206

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I'm sorry I did not get scientific name. He is a barn Weaver I think. Should he be in Ontario? He visits every night to repair his web.

  • Submitted by: 
    Majic
  • Submitted: May 25, 2020
  • Photographed: May 25, 2020
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Hamilton Ontario Canada, Ontario, Canada
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Yes, this probably is a Barn Orbweaver, like you said. The Latin name is Araneus cavaticus. That’s the species that Charlotte is in the book, “Charlotte’s Web.” Yes, you have Orbweavers in Canada. 🙂 Yours is female and she’s not fat, she prefers the term, “gravid.” The females are scientifically deemed giants (sexually dimorphic gigantism) compared to the males. They have a longer growth period plus their unfertilized eggs are getting larger inside of them. Her abdomen can stretch quite a bit. She actually doesn’t visit, she’s always nearby. During the day she is resting in a hidden place out… Read more »