Araneidae
(Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 203079

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im curious what kind of spider this is mostly
i work in a small engine repair shop in northwest arkansas and a local feller brought his generator in ...it sat in the warm of the shop for a day of two and they apeard this way boss wanted me to kill em ...
i saved em got em in a corner of the shop but now i wanna know what i saved
thanks in advance

Submitted by:
qurioso
Submitted: Feb 19, 2025
Photographed: Feb 12, 2025
Spider: Araneidae (Orb-weavers)
Maturity:
Immature
Location: siloam springs , Arkansas, United States
Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
Found in web?: No
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TangledWeb

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February 20, 2025 4:19 am

Thank you for saving them! They’re Orbweaver spiderlings, quite beneficial and not dangerous. Many species in the family look like this when they are babies. They could be in genus Araneus, Araneus diadematus is an example. They’re a little too soon in the season, like you said the heat probably triggered them to emerge early. They are freeze-resistant as spiderlings but they need food and water sources. When they are ready to escape each other and find mates they’ll try to do that by “ballooning.” It’s a really cool thing they can do, they can fly! Spiders have a lot… Read more »

BugmanDan

February 21, 2025 1:52 am

Babies! lovem. Weather permitting, they will disperse to some place high where the shoot web into a breeze and the wind carries them away. (ballooning). They have been known to go for miles before settling in trees, shrubs, even buildings and homes.
They are about as harmless as spiders come and benneficial ingardens and shrubs.