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Saw this little beauty when I opened my door. Too pretty to ignore, and it was the Lens ID from here that brought me to this site. I made sure my use of the door didn't disturb her too much, and the fact that her web is under the carport gives her protection from the seasonal downpours. Smart and charming neighbor!
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- Submitted: Sep 19, 2024
- Photographed: Sep 19, 2024
- Spider: Leucauge argyrobapta (Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver)
- Location: Brooksville, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Ventral
Aug 25, 2022
Aug 25, 2022
Ocean Springs, 
I believe she is a Mabel Orchard orb weaver, but I don’t know how to edit my entry
You did everything correctly. Editing is my volunteer job. 🙂 I use Google Lens as a hint too sometimes. It works particularly well on plants. It’s getting better with spiders. At first it told almost everyone that every spider was a Brown Recluse. I left a lot of feedback for the programmers about that. Orchard Orbweavers are gorgeous. Her legs are translucent jade with a flashlight, and metallic green in regular light. If you need to move her it’s okay. She doesn’t have an egg sac yet. Her abdomen will look wrinkly and droopy when she does.
Thank you! I have no reason to move her, as I live alone, and now that I am aware of her I am simply more careful opening my door, so as to avoid disturbing her unduly. I was grateful that my phone camera was able to get such a sharp closeup – which I cropped before posting. She looks enormous in the image but is really only about half inch across and about the same long, as near as I could judge without getting close enough to upset her.
An orchard spider, Leucauge venusta I believe.
L. argyrobapta, the Mabel Orchard Orbweaver has the two orange-red spots on the posterior.
Noted, thanks.