Eriophora ravilla
(Tropical Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 57359

Comments & ID Thoughts

Can’t find anything like this

Submitted by:
jvehawn
Submitted: Apr 17, 2019
Photographed: Apr 15, 2019
Spider: Eriophora ravilla (Tropical Orb-weaver)
Location: Houston , Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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TangledWeb

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April 18, 2019 12:55 am

Hi, it’s a Tropical Orbweaver, Eriophora ravilla. It is a little bit odd -looking one.

jvehawn

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Reply to TangledWeb

April 18, 2019 6:46 am

Thanks!

BugmanDan

April 18, 2019 1:51 pm

Life of me, cant find the species, I hear them called the brown orb weaver. Looking through Neoscona genus for those dark red femurs but haven’t found something to compare.
TangledWeb’s suggestion may be highly possible.

TangledWeb

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Reply to BugmanDan

April 18, 2019 9:37 pm

Are you thinking Neoscona domiciliorum?

BugmanDan

Reply to TangledWeb

April 19, 2019 12:40 am

Probably,been quite a while, I just know they are unofficially called the brown orb weaver.
You are right with the species here, I can get sidetracked spotting somthing like the dark femurs and tying them to spotted orb weavers. You get my age, confusion comes easy.