Unidentified

Nice job on getting the photo! Spiderlings don’t usually get photographed. I’ve tried, but didn’t use enough supplemental lighting. This looks like Araneus marmoreus, a Marbled Orbweaver. It has the beginning of the black and yellow most common markings pattern for the species. Their legs are reddish and white alternating bands proximally to black and white distally. They aren’t rare, but that common either in Massachusetts. I’ve live and worked in the Mass area all of my life and I haven’t seen this species yet. I did find Neoscoma crucifera, Araneus diadematus, Argiope trifasciata, and lots of Long-jawed Orbweavers in… Read more »