Unidentified

Comments & ID Thoughts

My photos weren’t great. This guy built a big web across the deck steps before we got home from work this evening. When my husband knocked down the web so we could get into our house it retreated onto this Citronella plant. Despite its sad appearance it is active and well.

I think it is an Acanthepeira stellata (Star-bellied Orb-weaver).

I picked the underside photo because it was clearest and how often do you get to see the underside?

• Submitted by: 
  
  akoppmusic
• Submitted: Sep 3, 2026
• Photographed: Sep 3, 2026
• Spider: Unidentified
• Location: Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),On Flower
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: