Leucauge argyrobapta
(Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

In a private fb group for our town, someone posted saying that these were black widows, but based on the little searching I’ve found, I don’t believe that’s true. I’d like to clarify so the people in the group have the right information. I hope you are able to help me identify this spider. I saw about 5 of these spiders on their webs on the beams of the wooden boardwalk where it was posted the other person saw them. It’s a boardwalk that crosses from one housing neighborhood to the next through a dense amount of trees, scrub oak and saw palmetto.

• Submitted by: 
  
  nalani
• Submitted: May 1, 2018
• Photographed: May 1, 2018
• Spider: Leucauge argyrobapta (Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver)
• Location: Kissimmee/Celebration, Florida, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Ventral, Prey