It is a Micrathena gracilis in the family of Araneidae or Orb Weavers.
You can tell it is a female by the many spines. The males only have a few spines. It was not a very large spider, maybe 1/2 inch in length.
I'm so glad that they enjoy finding creatures and sharing them. We left her to her business of catching food.
5 comments:
I love your nature photos.
EWWWWW.....
I'm with Cindy! EWWWW!
What a cool photo! I think spiders are incredibly interesting!
oooh--what a cool-looking spider! thanks for posting the photo.
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