Spider identification

[Great-Kazoo]

A spider ? It looks so cute, you think it's house broken

[rondog]

A guy on a bike forum I hang out on is helping sell off the stuff of a buddy of his, who friggin' died from a black widow spider bite! I have no love for the creepy little fuckers either.

[Irving]

What kind of spider only has five legs?

[bryjcom]

What kind of spider only has five legs?

That's what I was thinking. I was thinking it had 6 and one was either missing or next to the other , which would make it an insect imitating a spider. Kinda like the fly that imitates a bee. I see those a few times every year.

[bryjcom]

Of course it is sitting on its web...... LOL

[rondog]

What kind of spider only has five legs?

One that runs slow and is easier to kill.....

[buffalobo]

Orb weavers are good guys and build some of the coolest web patterns. Unfortunately they are usually in door ways about face high.

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[Hotchef181818]

Been searching. Looks a lot like a Hentz's Orbweaver

http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/11/...orbweaver.html

http://www.spiders.us/species/neoscona-crucifera/



ETA: For the record, and you can label me as " narrow-minded" for this, but I hate ALL spiders. (Was bit by a brown recluse when I was a toddler - too bad it wasn't radioactive)

Thats probably what it is. I did some looking at orb weavers last night due to the web but didn't find the hentz's. Lots of spiders running around down here, thankfully I haven't run into a black widow or brown recluse.

[buffalobo]

Thats probably what it is. I did some looking at orb weavers last night due to the web but didn't find the hentz's. Lots of spiders running around down here, thankfully I haven't run into a black widow or brown recluse.

For us out here in the country. The Wolf spiders and Orb weavers are common outdoors. Have yet to see confirmed Brown Recluse but I do see Black Widow occasionally in dark corners of crawl space and dusty dark corners of the shop. They get smooshed and the harmless spiders get left alone.

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[StagLefty]

Conditions must be right for spiders this year. I'm seeing a lot more than usual.