Neoscona crucifera
(Hentz Orb-weaver)

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Picture of Neoscona crucifera (Hentz Orb-weaver) - Dorsal,Webs

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Makes a web outside our door nightly to catch flying insects, then takes web down & hides somewhere during the day.

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TangledWeb

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.

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