Larinioides cornutus
(Furrow Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 6825

Submitted by:
powerpatton
Submitted: Mar 13, 2018
Photographed: Mar 12, 2018
Spider: Larinioides cornutus (Furrow Orb-weaver)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Lake Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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March 13, 2018 12:38 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This appears to be a Furrow Orb-weaver (Larinioides cornutus), a mature male. It’s the weirdest looking one I’ve ever seen with what looks like horizontal stripes on the abdomen, that pattern usually isn’t so pronounced!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1159709/bgimage

Powerpatton

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

March 14, 2018 2:01 am

Thank you! I just have one quick question as I don’t know too much about spiders. When I lightly tapped the spiders back he raised up his front two legs like a tarantula. Would this still be typical behavior of a Furrow Orb-Wever or other spiders alike?

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Powerpatton

March 14, 2018 7:55 am

Well, you poked him so he probably was preparing to defend himself. Orb-weavers have relatively poor eyesight, he may have thought your poke was a bug. It’s not uncommon. Orb-weavers are often timid though, another typical response is to curl up and play dead.