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I thought it might be an orb weaver; though it is not easy to see, it is laying in the center of a circular web. However I was not able to photograph the web at this time
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- Submitted: Aug 12, 2019
- Photographed: Aug 12, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Greeley, Colorado, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
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Found on the fire escape of my apartment complex; My first thoughts were an orb-weaver but not certain.
Looks like a Cross Orb-weaver but hard to tell for sure with the lighting. I would say 95% of spiders you find sitting in the centre of a circular web are orb-weavers
Neoscona arabesca? There are two common spiders with crucifix-shaped markings on the upper abdomen. Neoscona crucifera (“cross bearer”) is one, but the common name is Hentz Orbweaver. The other is Araneus diadematus, a Cross Orbweaver. It has what looks like a crucifix shape painted thinly with white-out on the upper abdomen. Lets just stop naming animals after torture/execution devices like crucifixes. It gets confusing.