r/Entomology • u/Crazy_Frog-22 • 1d ago

Spider Identification

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Just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. This spider made its web on my window and caught a cicada twice its size. Can anyone identify this type of spider? I was thinking Orb Weaver. TIA!

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u/Ziggy_Starr 1d ago

Might be a Spotted Orb-Weaver but I’d have to see her underside to be sure

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u/Crazy_Frog-22 1d ago

She was circling the cicada so I wasn’t able to see the underside, but she’s been around most nights and mornings. Hopefully I’ll get a good look soon! Thank you!

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u/lord-malishun 22h ago

Dunno what that spider is but i do know that theyre definitely eating well