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Unidentified

Picture ID 205458

Picture of unidentified spider

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King(Queen?) of the 18 ft. power pole I found changing out cameras. No web but descended reluctantly from its silk as I huffed and puffed blowing it out of the way. Including legs size of a toonie. Well fed fat sucker surely benefiting from the three inferred cams illuminated at night.

Orb?....

  • Submitted by: 
    Twolegs
  • Submitted: Aug 21, 2025
  • Photographed: Aug 6, 2025
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Port Greville, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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BugmanDan

Araneidae family, an orb weaver.

Nod

I think it is a fierce orb weaver..Araneus saevus
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34843784