Comments & ID Thoughts
Makes a web outside our door nightly to catch flying insects, then takes web down & hides somewhere during the day.
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- Submitted: Aug 23, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 21, 2018
- Spider: Neoscona crucifera (Hentz Orb-weaver)
- Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal, Webs
Hi, good observations. She’s probably Neoscona crucifera. After she eats her web in the morning she probably hides in a crevice or uses a leaf or cluster of leaves like a blanket. They wrap the leaf around them and use a bit of their silk to hold it closed.