Comments & ID Thoughts
This spider was about 3 inches all the way across from leg to leg
- Submitted by:
- Submitted: Jul 25, 2021
- Photographed: Jul 25, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Alabama, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Giant Lichen Orb Weaver?
Yes! Araneus bicentenarius. We have some photos of them with orange legs, but they aren’t usually this incredibly colorful. This one is beautiful!
Yes it was those bright orange legs that made me less confident in my ID. Very vibrant specimen!