spider identification

17 years ago

Found this one in the corner of my garage. Any ideas?

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
17 years ago
It's one of the orb weavers. Have you noticed any large spider webs around?
hortster
17 years ago
rhizo 1, I figure that you will know - what is the difference between an orb weaver such as the one pictured and a crab spider, or is a crab spider a type of orb weaver? TIA.
hortster
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
17 years ago
'Crab' spider can be a confusing common name. But, some crab spiders can be called orb weavers. Some orb weavers are called crab spiders. And then, there are crab spiders that don't make webs, but are active hunters. Do a google image search and you'll see what I mean!

Sorry, hortster, that's the best I could do with that question.

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