Comments & ID Thoughts
I think this may be a brown recluse. I'm in southern WI, and it was on the southern exposure beneath the gutter on my house.
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- Submitted: Aug 20, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 20, 2018
- Spider: Araneus diadematus (Cross Orb-weaver)
- Sex:Male,
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: WAUKESHA, Wisconsin, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
I think this is a male Araneus diadematus orbweaver. Definitely not a brown recluse.