Comments & ID Thoughts
There were two in the web beside my lanai, identical except one was twice as big as the other.
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- Submitted: Apr 16, 2019
- Photographed: Mar 22, 2019
- Spider: Leucauge argyrobapta (Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver)
- Location: Estero, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Ventral, Webs
Hi. this is one of the orb weavers. This is one I am not familiar with, but looks like it may be one of the long jawed orb weavers, collectively called orchard spiders.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1998/bgpage
A similar venter to yours: Leucauge venusta (These I do know)
https://bugguide.net/node/view/34462/bgpage
Hi, see above image for ID. 🙂