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What kind of spider is this?
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- Submitted: Sep 13, 2022
- Photographed: Sep 13, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Wow, it caught a nice meal!! I am no expert but it looks like a kind of orb weaver
@orb12ting Welcome to SpiderID! Yes this is an Orbweaver, maybe genus Neoscona. Preying on a Praying Mantis? Many of us are interested in learning about insects as well as spiders, though the site specializes in spiders. I’m happy to teach you to ID. You don’t need to buy anything. The internet and personal observations are more useful than books for this. Bugguide.net is a site where our site’s founder volunteered before creating this. It specializes in any arthropod in continental North America. They have 19 years of data. If you’re considering the field of Entomology after high school, they’re a… Read more »
Thank you! You guys are so nice, I’m looking forward to learning more!!
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Hi, welcome to the site.
Hi. This is an orb weaver. Araneus or Neoscona species.
Genus Araneus – BugGuide.Net
Genus Neoscona – Spotted Orbweavers – BugGuide.Net