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The spider was hiding in an outlet cover, and rushed out onto it's web when I accidentally disturbed it's web by opening the outlet. All is well, the web wasn't broken, and it soon returned to hiding in the outlet cover. I believe this to be some variety of Orb Weaver due to the shape of the web and the spider's behavior.
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- Submitted: Aug 4, 2024
- Photographed: Aug 4, 2024
- Spider: Araneus trifolium (Shamrock Orb-weaver)
- Location: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Jan 5, 2024
Oct 22, 2023
Royal Roads University, Victoria , 
You just added the sixth species ( in about 6 years!) to our Alaska photo submissions. This species can be found in several different colors. They tend to be found in Canada and the northern US states.