Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta

Beautiful spider with an elongated silvery abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow and had stripes along the sides.

Habitat: I nearly walked into this web as it was hanging between two trees on a hiking trail. Mixed forest

comments (7)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice light, very creative! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I took this photo at the crack of dawn and so this was the available light in the woods. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I'm noticing the time stamp is 7:50 am...this is my interpretation of the crack of dawn since I am not a morning person. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      It actually seems to be pm. That indeed means you're not a morning person lol. Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Hahaha! Huh. Well, I guess I didn't properly set the clock on my camera. In reality, it was about 7:50 AM when I took this shot. I actually woke up at 6:15 AM...just throwing that out there. Posted 5 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I acknowledge your accomplishment of getting up marginally early. Posted 5 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Excellent. Posted 5 years ago

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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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Christine Young