Unidentified

Picture ID 161395

Picture of unidentified spider

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Unknown

  • Submitted by: 
    Debbie Hetze
  • Submitted: Aug 10, 2022
  • Photographed: Aug 4, 2022
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Pigeon Lake , Alberta, Canada
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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BugmanDan

Hi. this is one of the orb weavers. Araneidae family. They are not medically significant.
The dark femurs would suggest Neoscona genus, likely Neoscona crucifera species.
Species Neoscona crucifera – BugGuide.Net

TangledWeb

She looks like Araneus marmoreus or Araneus trifolium. The wavy lines and blobs markings plus the black/white/ red leg bands. Canada has many of both species. A. marmoreus usually has dark red femurs. What do you think?

BugmanDan

With these orb weavers, colors and patterns hardly mean anything.
A good shot of the epigynum and scape would tell.
The key feature I was judging with was the dark femurs.
I would rule out A trifolium, A marmoreus is possible.