Unidentified

Picture ID 165741

Picture of unidentified spider
  • Submitted by: 
    Big Yellow Spider
  • Submitted: Oct 5, 2022
  • Photographed: Oct 5, 2022
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
  • Found in web?: No
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greenvilleeee

Orb Weaver! Most likely Araneus genre

TangledWeb

Yes! Araneus marmoreus, a Marbled Orbweaver. https://bugguide.net/node/view/2016 Good job at identifying the genus without having the species memorized. It’s a very useful skill. This species has a wide variety of colors and markings. The things that are consistent are: The dorsal { } -like wavy markings are in there. The leg band markings, proximal to distal, are generally red> white/red > white/ black. I tried to
represent this with emojis, but I think the site isn’t current enough. Only black and white square emojis work-not red. Circle emojis don’t work at all. I’ll find another way.

Last edited 1 year ago by TangledWeb
greenvilleeee

Thanks for the complient! And thanks for teaching me these new tips. I believe I understand the leg band marking example!