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Hentz's Orbweaver Spider

Neoscona crucifera

Photo by keithp2012
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Field Notes

Description:

The spider is more orange in person. About as wide as my thumb, very common to see many here during late Summer/Early Fall and makes wide webs all over in shrubs mainly.

Habitat:

Garden

Species ID Suggestions

Hentz's Orbweaver Spider

Neoscona crucifera

Reference Link
Carol Snow Milne
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Comments (8)
Carol Snow Milne
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14088363. Here is my spot. Good luck!
Carol Snow Milne
If you only had the underside. The Hentz's Orbweaver Spider (Neoscona crucifera) is my guess. It has variable colors from dark brown to orange. I found orange. See attached. I am not totally certain though.
keithp2012
StephanieCobbold you are right about genus, but there are 3 orange ones that look so similar i'm not sure of which one?
StephanieCobbold
This is definitely an orbweaver (family:Araneidae). Perhaps in the genus Araneus?

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedAugust 31, 2011

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