Comments & ID Thoughts
I think a orb weaver??
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- Submitted: Jan 16, 2018
- Photographed: Jan 16, 2018
- Spider: Neoscona nautica (Brown Sailor Spider)
- Sex:
- Location: Pto.Rivas , Philippines
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
I found the spider on a shed and how do you tell if its male or female
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Yes, it’s an orbweaver and appears to be Neoscona nautica. When the tips of the pedipalps (arm-like appendages near the spider’s mouth) are enlarged that is indicative of a male (these are are reproductive organs). Immature male and female spiders are usually indistinguishable from one another. A female will have reproductive organs often visible on the ventral side (epigynum). There are other indicators as well, sometimes males are distinctly shaped with relatively longer legs and a smaller abdomen, or if the spider is of a certain size, or guarding an egg sac it’s safe… Read more »
Done.