Comments & ID Thoughts
Black spider, with yellow/white stripes, red spot on the butt. Species of garden spider or black widow??
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- Submitted: Sep 21, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 20, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: San Tan Valley, Arizona, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Don’t worry, it’s not a black widow. It’s a western six-spotted orbweaver, Neoscona oaxacensis. Orbweavers are also called garden spiders. The six spots from its name are down its back, the ventral/ belly side has four spots.