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Picture ID 97161

Picture of unidentified spider

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Guessing this is a female Araneus diadematus, or Cross Orb-weaver. We get plenty of them designing webs on the house in the late summer here in Minnesota.

  • Submitted by: 
    8wheeldrive
  • Submitted: Dec 13, 2019
  • Photographed: Aug 1, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

I think she’s a Hentz Orbweaver, Neoscona crucifera. They have a “cross” mark (the species name means ‘cross bearer’) like Araneus diadematus. They’re a little bit confusing. N. crucifera has broad lines in the mark or none. A. diadematus has a mark that looks like dribbled white paint. I’m glad that you don’t mind their garden decor designs. 🙂

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