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Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated, white abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow/tan and had stripes along the sides and a single stripe down the middle. Legs were mostly green. <br /> <br /> This photo shows the ventral surface.<br /> <br /> I found nearly a dozen on these spiders inside of a wigwam.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61880/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html" title="Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/61880_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hestokbln0jlGYE%2BYMQQrlqb3aI%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated, white abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow/tan and had stripes along the sides and a single stripe down the middle. Legs were mostly green. <br /> <br /> I found nearly a dozen on these spiders inside of a wigwam. <br /> <br /> The one in this photo was positioned right underneath a gap in the bark roof where the sunlight was shining in. The light made the legs glow like glow sticks in the darkness of the wigwam. It was pretty cool!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61877/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61881/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html Geotagged,Leucauge venusta,Orchard Orbweaver,Orchard spider,Summer,United States,leucauge,orbweaver,spider" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61877/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html" title="Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/61877_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GgPFvoff%2FcQqgLcYWon3AlLJN2s%3D" width="112" height="152" alt="Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated, white abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow/tan and had stripes along the sides and a single stripe down the middle. Legs were mostly green.<br /> <br /> I found nearly a dozen on these spiders inside of a wigwam. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61881/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61880/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html Geotagged,Leucauge,Leucauge venusta,Orchard Orbweaver,Summer,United States,orbweaver,spider" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Leucauge venusta,Orchard Orbweaver,Orchard spider,Summer,United States,leucauge,orbweaver,spider Click/tap to enlarge

Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta

Beautiful spider with an elongated, white abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow/tan and had stripes along the sides and a single stripe down the middle. Legs were mostly green.

This photo shows the ventral surface.

I found nearly a dozen on these spiders inside of a wigwam.

Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated, white abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow/tan and had stripes along the sides and a single stripe down the middle. Legs were mostly green. <br /> <br /> I found nearly a dozen on these spiders inside of a wigwam. <br /> <br /> The one in this photo was positioned right underneath a gap in the bark roof where the sunlight was shining in. The light made the legs glow like glow sticks in the darkness of the wigwam. It was pretty cool!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61877/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61881/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html Geotagged,Leucauge venusta,Orchard Orbweaver,Orchard spider,Summer,United States,leucauge,orbweaver,spider

Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated, white abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow/tan and had stripes along the sides and a single stripe down the middle. Legs were mostly green.<br /> <br /> I found nearly a dozen on these spiders inside of a wigwam. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61881/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61880/orchard_orbweaver_-_leucauge_venusta.html Geotagged,Leucauge,Leucauge venusta,Orchard Orbweaver,Summer,United States,orbweaver,spider

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The Orchard spider

The orchard spider is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Panama, along the East coast, reaching into the central US. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 22, 2018. Captured Jun 22, 2018 13:24 in 88 CT-47, Washington, CT 06793, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.