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I believe this is a Shamrock Orb. It was found crawling across our concrete driveway. The back legs seem to drag as it crawls. Unsure of gender, but assume female. Glad we found it inside vs outside because my husband probably would've torched the house! E
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- Submitted: Oct 14, 2025
- Photographed: Oct 14, 2025
- Spider: Araneus (Angulate & Round-shouldered Orb-weavers)
- Location: West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
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Help identify this spider
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
*Shamrock Orb Weaver
Nice photo, A female (Pumpkin spider)
These are very harmless, kids handle them. A good spider to help your hubby get over fears.
Finding indoors, usually by windows, doors, with cracks. They go outside at dusk and make those fancy webs, then hide by day inside.
I’m not sure which species she is, just which genus. She could be Araneus diadematus or Araneus trifolium. She’s an old gal. Once the female Orbweavers put their eggs into an egg sac they are dehydrated and exhausted. They often go to the ground instead of making webs because bug season is mostly over and they seem to just want to crawl around and hope for something easy to eat or drink. They’ll usually die on the killing frost night. We’ve already had ours several nights ago where I live. The eggs are freeze-resistant and will slowly develop into spiderlings… Read more »
I doubt A. diadematus, A. trifolium or A. marmoreus are my tossup.