Comments & ID Thoughts
I do not know what hate kind of spider this is. Very curious as to whether it isn’t poisonous or not.
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- Submitted: Apr 7, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 7, 2018
- Spider: Eriophora ravilla (Tropical Orb-weaver)
- Sex:
- Location: League city, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
My daughters found him on the wall net on their trampoline.
Hi,and welcome to the site. Your spider is a female tropical orb weaver,Eriophora ravilla species.
These are not dangerous at all, may have been hiding for the day,at dusk they make a rather large orb web. Looks like she may even be gravid, looking for a place to hide eggs perhaps.
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/eriophora/ravilla/
Hi, yes … this is a Tropical Orb-weaver (Eriophora ravilla). Like most spiders they have venom but are not considered to be of medical significance – everyone’s immune system is different though. They are unlikely to bite except in self defense (for example if pressed against skin). Welcome to Spider ID. 🙂
Thanks for the replies, we appreciate it. Many of my friends think we should rename it the “ritz cracker” spider. Too many comedians in my circle.