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Hey guys I took this the night before my first photo I think this is the same kind of spider as my first submission but with the flash it looked yellow for some reason but with my eyes it looked brown like other one. Thank You for your help
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- Submitted: Feb 28, 2021
- Photographed: Feb 25, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Martin County , Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Sorry about the mix-up but after looking at this new submission and reviewing your last submission, I can confirm that I miss identified the spider. It is NOT the Hentz Orb Weaver (Neoscona crucifera). Both spiders are actually the Tropical Orb Weaver (Eriophora ravilla). I didn’t realize my mistake until looking at this new photo.
No problem thank you I appreciate your examinations I’m much calmer now that I know they’re not venomous. As amazing as they are I don’t want them around my house so I’m going to catch and relocate them humanly. And I’m sorry I somehow submitted the same post twice but it won’t let me delete the second one lol oh well. Have a nice day and thanks again
Yeah the double submission thing is a bug with the website. No worries.
I agree. What you missed in the other photo was the yellowish band at the anterior of the abdomen. The legs are also hairier on E. ravilla. The markings might reflect ambient light or UV light, they seem to glow in some photos. Thank you for helping!
If you’ve been following the discussions, you may have noticed little possibility of the doubling bug getting patched. It is a common bug in these kind of free, ad-supported websites that probably just needs an update. So, we’re just ignoring them… :l
That’s exactly it. I didn’t see the “yellowish shoulders” on the 1st spider until I saw this picture and realized that the pattern didn’t match Neoscona crucifera.
Thank You for for helping as well I appreciate it. I’m glad it wasn’t my fault uploading the same post twice because I didn’t want to upset anyone. I been trying to delete it but can’t find a button too so I’m just gonna leave it. Have a nice day