Comments & ID Thoughts
I keep seeing these spiders on my window and they are literally everywhere. I’m really interested in what it is.
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- Submitted: Apr 6, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 6, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: South Portsmouth, Kentucky, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi, the best I can do with the image is that she looks like a Furrow Orbweaver, Larinioides cornutus. You can see if I’m correct about her being an orbweaver by checking the shape of the webs. Orb (circular) webs have concentric circles with ray bands radiating from the middle. They are the classic spider web shape, such as depicted by the spiderweb emoji. The webs are strong and perfect for catching large flying insects. They eat and rebuild the webs every morning. If any are making webs in inconvenient places, like a doorway, it is okay to relocate the… Read more »