Unidentified

Picture ID 172577

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Most likely Therdiidae

Possibly Parasteatoda or Steatoda

Odd one. The front legs scream Parasteatoda or Steatoda.

Found in a leaf hanging from a tree

  • Submitted by: 
    greenvilleeee
  • Submitted: Jan 28, 2023
  • Photographed: Jan 28, 2023
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Forest
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Wow! Are you doing this all in the daytime? Your pics look like daylight. The foliage in your state provides a lot of shade for spiders to be out in the day. I found the Orb Weavers wherever I could see or smell deer. They were easiest before sunset, using a flashlight to see the webs. I think you already found all the species I found.

TangledWeb

I was surprised when I found so many orbweavers out in the daytime in South Carolina. We usually say that they come out near sunset and hide at sunrise. I wonder if that is based on Northern US and Northern European climate. I have found orbweavers during the day in New Hampshire, but it is usually in a shaded area or a cloudy day. Much basic spider basic info and names came from a few researchers. I think one of my professors said Linnaeus started documenting and naming life forms starting in Virginia. That’s why “virginia..” is part of the… Read more »