Comments & ID Thoughts
Found in greenhouse above gardening pots. Is this one poisonous?
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- Submitted: May 21, 2019
- Photographed: May 20, 2019
- Spider: Leucauge venusta (Orchard Orb-weaver)
- Location: Tool, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
This is the opposite side of spider I submitted yesterday.
This looks like one of the spiders in the genus Leucauge. Maybe Leucauge venusta? None of these spiders are dangerous.
Bugguide.net has a photo comparison of L. venusta and L. argyra. This looks like Leucage argyra from that. I downloaded it as a photo and keep it in a digital album for reference. Orchard Orbweavers are not dangerous though they look weird to many people.