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This spider has a huge web across one whole side of a patio door. Been watching it for days now and it’s fascinating! Only appears when it’s tota...
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Spider ID #874501
Asked June 24, 2024, 5:03 PM EDT
This spider has a huge web across one whole side of a patio door. Been watching it for days now and it’s fascinating! Only appears when it’s totally dark and spins insects in the silk and we watch it weaving more into the web. Always gone in the daylight
The first picture shows the coloring of the spider best
Carver County Minnesota
Expert Response
This is an orb weaver spider/garden spider. The markings are too blurred to identify it further. Read more at the following website:
https://extension.umn.edu/insect-relatives/spiders
https://extension.umn.edu/insect-relatives/spiders
