
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.
Habitat: Deciduous forest

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.
Similar species: Spiders
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 21, 2019. Captured Jun 8, 2019 10:19 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.