Leucauge venusta
(Orchard Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 205127

Comments & ID Thoughts

Quite small, surely a juvenile. Looks like an Orchard orb weaver but the web is vertical, not horizontal.

Submitted by:
sharpfrankiev
Submitted: Jul 26, 2025
Photographed: Jul 26, 2025
Spider: Leucauge venusta (Orchard Orb-weaver)
Location: Spencer, Tennessee, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes:

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SharpFrankieV

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July 27, 2025 11:57 am

Correction: I looked at the web again today and it’s actually at about a 45 degree angle, not completely vertical. And the spider is hanging upside down like the Orchard orb weaver pictures I’ve seen.

TangledWeb

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Reply to SharpFrankieV

July 27, 2025 11:55 pm

You have the ID correct. The way the position their bodies on the web is unusual. I like to take photos of them. When the light passes through the legs they look like old Jadeite dishware. If the light bounces off of the legs, they look metallic. The species name refers to the mirror of the goddess Venus. The old silver-dipped kind. I collect a variety of antique things and here my hobbies collide.