Leucauge venusta
(Orchard Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

He's just chilling on my porch and I wanted to know if he looked venomous or not. He looks almost like a black widow, but with an orange marking instead.

• Submitted by: 
  
  zuzumen
• Submitted: May 13, 2019
• Photographed: May 13, 2019
• Spider: Leucauge venusta (Orchard Orb-weaver)
• Location: Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Ventral, Webs