Comments & ID Thoughts
Found in Millcreek Canyon, outside of SLC, picked up with stick to move out of road and it climbed on and then spun a web to get off. Abdomen about the size of an adult thumbnail or spider about the size of a black widow
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- Submitted: Sep 21, 2022
- Photographed: Sep 21, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
She’s a lovely Shamrock Orbweaver, Araneus trifolium. Thank you for rescuing her.
Wow !! Thank you so much for the information 🙂
One of the most beautiful spiders I have ever seen
https://bugguide.net/node/view/11644/bgimage?from=425 The link is to a few hundred photos of the species, I think they’re beautiful too and I love the variety of colors they can be found in. The legs are always banded in white and a dark color. You’re very welcome! 🙂