Comments & ID Thoughts
She have a lys flower (the flower represented on the quebec flag) on her abdomen, she is brown grey-ish, kinda beige. She have two long front legs, followed by 2 medium, 2 very small and then 2 medium. She about 1-2cm from the back leg to the front leg.
The small story is that i’ve found this spider in the mall, i didnt want her to get killed and it was pourring rain outside so i took it home. I was curious about what species is it, what size it can get and what does it eat? Its needs? Since snow will arrived soon i didnt want it to die. I dont know if it have a long life cicle?
I think she is Larinioides sclopetarius, a Bridge Orbweaver. They are called that because they are often found on bridges and steel structures. That’s so sweet that you made sure she was safe! She is near her maximum size, she may have already made an egg sac. If she hasn’t, it will look fluffy when/ if she does. She should be outside with it to guard it til death if she makes one. The babies can survive freezing temperatures. Outdoors her life span is Autumn to Autumn. They can live beyond that indoors if fed and provided a water source.… Read more »