Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

Spotted Orb Weaver Spider

Neoscona crucifera

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

35.1782, -80.8489

Field Notes

Description:

saw the long strands of its web before saw spider because it was over on the edge of the web hiding underneath some old flowers and leaves of a butterfly bush, orangish brown color, sparse bristles all over thorax, abdomen and legs, tiny yellow spiderlings close by, body maybe 20mm

Habitat:

urban school garden, on buddleia bush

Notes:

spotted by student Julia

Reference Links:

Neoscona crucifera (Spotted Orbweaver) Pictures and Spider Identification

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (0)

Be the first to comment

Sign in to comment

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
Photographed
PublishedOctober 13, 2015

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies