Eriophora ravilla
(Tropical Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 53306

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Submitted by:
spg
Submitted: Feb 15, 2019
Photographed: Feb 15, 2019
Spider: Eriophora ravilla (Tropical Orb-weaver)
Location: Webster, Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal, Webs

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Spg

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February 15, 2019 8:04 pm

I also have a video of it spinning its web.

BellaD

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February 21, 2019 10:14 am

Is there a way to share it?

Spg

Photo Owner

Reply to BellaD

February 21, 2019 10:22 am

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4TRiQHBYX26mYD2p7

See if that works

BellaD

Reply to Spg

February 21, 2019 10:34 am

Oo, that made me nauseous. It looks so much like a crab. But yours spun web from its butt, mine has a pipe under its belly. Totally freaked me out, made me nauseous, I was mortified.

ItsyBitsy

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February 15, 2019 11:30 pm

Hi, this is a Tropical Orb-weaver, Eriophora ravilla.

BellaD

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February 21, 2019 10:35 am

So these spiders have pipes underneath their bellies? The underbelly, I’ve never seen that before on a spider.

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to BellaD

February 21, 2019 10:54 am

Yes, that makes this a mature female. It’s called a “scape” and is a part of the epigynum (female reproductive organ) on some species of spiders. Edit: I thought I was still commenting on your own image. The scape is visible on this image: https://spiderid.com/picture/53459/

ItsyBitsy

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February 21, 2019 11:01 am

Now I’m not sure if you were commenting about the clear image of the scape on your own image or spinnerets, the part of the spider that produces silk which are also sometimes informally called “pipes”.