Unidentified

Picture ID 31300

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I believe it is black and yellow garden spider based on my research since seeing it yesterday. I was fascinated by it as I’ve never seen a web with the zigzag web . It was in shrubs next to a small man-made pond. Sorry that I don't have a better picture.

  • Submitted by: 
    Irene
  • Submitted: Aug 26, 2018
  • Photographed: Aug 25, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: New Castle, Delaware, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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Cjn909

Quite positive its a writing spider. I live in upstate SC and I see them in my backyard quite often this time of year.

TangledWeb

Yes you’re right. I never heard “zipper spider,” I like that one. It’s okay that the photo is sideways. The thing to know with orb weavers is that they almost always have their head facing the ground, so that’s a way to know when to look at a photo sideways:) They’re usually positioned above most other animals, they can look just down to see predators and prey coming. The zigzag webs are called stabilimentum. They are a trait of orb (circular)web spiders. The webs also tend to have rays radiating out from a center circle. They’re the world’s classic web… Read more »