Wildlife & landscape pests · Western North Carolina field companion

Orb-weaver — open identification

Araneidae

Two small windows into the night weavers' world, with their exact names still open.

Record: Holly’s observation · Unresolved identification confidence

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In the landscape.

Plants & places

Webs close to outdoor structures. IMG_0150 is labelled Flat Rock; IMG_6813 has no confirmed locality.

A sensible first response

Preserve these as open observations until another photograph or expert review adds evidence.

When to look

August and September filenames.

Identification

IMG_6813 is a very small 160 × 120 pixel source image; IMG_0150 has a blurred spider against a sharper building. Rounded abdomens, banded legs and hanging web posture support orb-weavers. The two records are grouped by the reliable family-level identification, not asserted to be the same species.

Lookalikes & limits

Neoscona, Araneus and other orb-weaver genera need clearer markings and anatomy. Upscaling these files cannot recover missing identification detail.

In the garden

Silk-web hunters of flying insects.

LOOK CLOSELY

Two views, a closer look.

Place two photographs beside one another. Compare the overall plant with leaves, flowers, or bark when those views are available. Captions identify what each photograph actually shows. Images are not at the same scale; species references may show different cultivars.

First photographSecond photograph

Your margin of the garden.

A place, a question, or something to look for next time.

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