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I had never seen this type before. Most of the spiders around my house with webs are spiny orb weavers. This one was very different and I have not been able to find a matching picture on the internet.
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- Submitted: Aug 16, 2025
- Photographed: Apr 1, 2025
- Spider: Eriophora ravilla (Tropical Orb-weaver)
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Nov 2, 2024
Nov 2, 2024
Brownsville, 
Certainly an orb weaver and I doubt you can find a matching image. Within a species, they come in many colors and patterns.
I am fairly sure this is a tropical orb weaver. Eriophora ravilla. As Dan says orb weavers are very variable. This is the closest picture match I could find.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65451165
You got it. 🙂 This is my favorite markings variation of this species. You have an orange hairy spider with a black, white, and lime green flat marking that looks like sliced fruit – Tropical Orbweavers do their own thing! David, it was difficult to find the answer because the species has a variable appearance and this isn’t the most common version.