Comments & ID Thoughts
Furrow Orb Weaver (larinioides cornutus) wrapping up a snack
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- Submitted: Sep 29, 2026
- Photographed: Sep 27, 2026
- Spider: Larinioides cornutus (Furrow Orb-weaver)
- Location: Euclid, Ohio, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Webs, Prey
This is an interesting photo. The silk that the spider is using to wrap the insect looks like an old dirty web. Sometimes orbweavers eat the old webs, sometimes they leave them. I don’t know why it varies. Some kinds of spiders like Tangleweb/ false widows often grab webbing to use to wrap the prey. Note that they all seem to instinctively know to bite the bugs’ heads to avoid stingers and escaping prey. It probably gets venom to the brain more rapidly too. There’s so much more I want to learn.