Araneus nordmanni

Comments & ID Thoughts

This spider was found in a rolled up leaf in a shrub at roadside near Tobermory, Ontario Canada. I am certain it is an Araneus genus and I am wondering about Araneus saevus. It has the humps on the abdomen, a wavy dark folium on the abdomen and a vertical white stripe at the front and center of the abdomen (though looks a bit like a cross). I understand it can look a bit like A. nordmanni and both are known to occur in Ontario... This is one of 2 photos of this individual spider

• Submitted by: 
  
  johnr
• Submitted: Jan 1, 2018
• Photographed: Sep 16, 2017
• Spider: Araneus nordmanni
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Tobermory, Ontario, Canada
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal