Araneidae
(Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 55927

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Living in Guatemala. No idea what kind of spider but to make sure it’s not dangerous.

Submitted by:
guatebrown
Submitted: Apr 4, 2019
Photographed: Apr 4, 2019
Spider: Araneidae (Orb-weavers)
Location: San Marcos la Laguna, Guatemala
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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guatebrown

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April 4, 2019 9:23 pm

Spider is small, smaller than the size of my pinkie fingernail. There are two spiders (same kind) that have built webs on each side of the outside glass of a balcony door.

TangledWeb

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April 4, 2019 10:39 pm

Hi, the spider is an orbweaver in family Aranidae. They eat large flying insects. They are not considered dangerous. The spiders won’t bite if you don’t touch them or their egg sacks. The ones with the big webs are the females. They will stay where they make their webs. If you don’t see them it is because they are sleeping and hiding until night.