Comments & ID Thoughts
Anyone know what kind of spider this is?
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- Submitted: Sep 12, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 28, 2018
- Spider: Araneus bicentenarius (Giant Lichen Orb-weaver)
- Location: Sedgwick , Maine, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal, Webs
Giant lichen orbweaver
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/araneus/bicentenarius/
They are so pretty!
Cool! They have the same pair of wavy line markings down their abdomen as Araneus marmorous. Even when A. marmorous is marbled rather than black and yellow those line markings are deep-set in maroon under the other colors.