What kind of Spider is this??

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Bluyz1966 Benton Harbor, MI Oct 20, 2009

Found in my planter spinning quite a web. Brown with some orange/yellow markings. Legs alternate colors that look brown and yellowish. Southwest Lower Michigan on warm day of October. Brown Widow was my first guess. Anyone?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 20, 2009

This is a harmless orb weaving spider (family Araneidae); likely in the genus Araneus - see http://tinyurl.com/yz92998 for an example. Spiders in this genus can be extremely variable in color pattern, but none look anything like a brown widow.

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Bluyz1966 Benton Harbor, MI Oct 21, 2009

Thank you suunto. I am not a big fan of any spider and always think the worse. Thank you for easing my mind!

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