Neoscona
(Spotted Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 38776

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Irregular orb; very shy

Submitted by:
kristi2184
Submitted: Sep 20, 2018
Photographed: Sep 13, 2018
Spider: Neoscona (Spotted Orb-weavers)
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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Kristi2184

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September 22, 2018 6:16 pm

This spider is very shy. Also very busy–built an immense orb in about 4 hours. Unfortunately was across front door & disappeared after 3rd or 4th attempt at web. I have found a couple of possibilities: Neoscona cruciferous “Hentz Orb weaver” & Araneus diadematus “Cross Orb Weaver”. Not certain about either.

TangledWeb

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January 11, 2019 8:15 am

Hi, yes she was an orbweaver. It looks like she caught lots of insects. Thank you for trying to ID her, it takes practice, I’m still trying to figure out the orbweavers. Yours looks like Neoscona domiciliorum. They have bright red upper legs as their main distinguishing characteristic. The species name refers to their preference for building webs on human domiciles, like yours.