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Spider Identification

#1

General Specific

General Specific

Warning - pictures of spiders in this thread

so the last few days we have had a large spider just outside our kitchen window. It seems to have set itself up in a nice spot, taking advantage of the light we leave on until ~10 pm to lure moths and other tasty bugs into its web.

I’ve been watching it a bit in hopes of seeing the top to try to figure out what type of spider it is, but it never seems to turn my way.

Looking through some pages and pics Ican find, the underside kind of looks like it may be a Marbled Orb Weaver, but I am not certain.

If we have anyone that would like to take a crack at it, here is the best pic I have gotten.

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#2

phil

phil

My wife agrees that it's an orb weaver.


#3

HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Yeah, female Marbled Orb Weaver. Good looking spider, any more pictures?


#4

General Specific

General Specific

Well, I deleted the others I took because they were too far away to see detail or out of focus. I can take a few more, but it hasn’t really moved.

Edit: can’t get my camera to focus on it now, I will try again later


#5

Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

would also be my guess.
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#6

HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Does she have a name? Sally is a good name for a spider.


#7

General Specific

General Specific

I have not named it. I wasn’t sure of gender or anything. I will go with your confidence that it is female and give her the name Charlotte.

I have very fond memories of my mother reading me that book when I was very young. I cried at the end.


#8

phil

phil

Male orb weavers are super tiny so I'd assume this is a female
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Oh duh yeah males don't make webs.


#9

General Specific

General Specific

phil said:
Male orb weavers are super tiny so I'd assume this is a female
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Oh duh yeah males don't make webs.
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TIL


#10

HCGLNS

HCGLNS

And the marbled orb weaver is a man eater too!


#11

Dave

Dave

If a spider put "Some pig" over my door I'd be pissed.


#12

Celt Z

Celt Z

So, we have a whole thread about an orb weaver spider, and I'm the first one to post this?



For shame, you nerds! ;)


#13

Dave

Dave

I'm certain I've seen this here before.


#14

GasBandit

GasBandit

Celt Z said:
So, we have a whole thread about an orb weaver spider, and I'm the first one to post this?
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Playing Grounded has soured any Orb Weaver related humor for me. Their pedipalps are a lot less entertaining when they're the size of housecats.

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And I don't want to even think about the pudendum.


#15

PatrThom

PatrThom

Dave said:
I'm certain I've seen this here before.
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This is at least the third time, I believe.
GasBandit said:
Their pedipalps are a lot less entertaining when they're the size of housecats.
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You may be confusing pedipalps with chelicerae.

—Patrick


#16

Bubble181

Bubble181

After long deliberation and checking with the experts, I have been able to conclude that the animal shown in the original post is, in fact, a spider. Well spotted.


#17

GasBandit

GasBandit

Bubble181 said:
After long deliberation and checking with the experts, I have been able to conclude that the animal shown in the original post is, in fact, a spider. Well spotted.
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