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I have 2 of these big spiders which are about an inch to an inch and a half big around my porch. Can anyone identify these bad boy's? This one hides behind my gutter during the day and has a web from my water hose holder to the house.
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- Submitted: Aug 17, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 16, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Lyman, South Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Those bad boys are actually bad girls..Hentz orbweavers, Neoscona crucifera. The males are normal sized but the females display gigantism according to research into how they develop. The males have a lot to fear!
By the end of last summer I had about 8 huge webs from the tree limbs all the way to the ground. My yard was a maze to walk around. It was pretty scary. Thanks for the comment now I can look them up.