Comments & ID Thoughts
It moved slowly, like a Tarantula.
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- Submitted: Oct 26, 2020
- Photographed: Oct 25, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Arizona, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Moving slowly like a tarantula because it’s a fish out of water so to speak: this is an orb weaver (Araneus sp.?) wandering away from its web!
I agree on Araneus sp.; my guess is Araneus gemmoides.