Larinioides
(Furrow Spiders)

Picture ID 3713

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Larinioides -- cornutus?

Submitted by:
dwilde
Submitted: Jan 6, 2018
Photographed: Sep 22, 2011
Spider: Larinioides (Furrow Spiders)
Sex:
Male,
Location: Unity, Maine, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Lateral, Webs

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Britsnana1

January 6, 2018 5:28 pm

One of the Orb weavers.

ItsyBitsy

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January 6, 2018 11:51 pm

Larinioides? Maybe. Tough angle. The ones with that extra band on leg IV are usually L. patagiatus or L. sclopetarius though. Do you have a more dorsal shot?

DWilde

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

January 7, 2018 10:17 am

L. sclopetarius is abundant in the square mile or so park where this photo was taken. I was thinking this one might be L. cornutus because the prosoma seems to lack the white lines around the edge that seem characteristic of L. sclopetarius, though it is a hard read for my novice eye. I will post a dorsal shot of another spider in the same vicinity which I am pretty sure was L. sclopetarius — which will not solve anything for this present photo because it’s a different spider, different place & date. But interested in any comment you have… Read more »