Comments & ID Thoughts
Barn Spider
Scientific name: Araneus cavaticus
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- Submitted: Sep 2, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 2, 2018
- Spider: Neoscona crucifera (Hentz Orb-weaver)
- Location: Gerrardstown, West Virginia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
Neoscona crucifera, a Hentz Orb-weaver. They both have hairy bodies and legs, a difference is that Neoscona genus spiders can have red femurs but I don’t think A. caviticus ever has red femurs like this.