I was snapping pics of the orb spiders we have all over our garage and kind of liked the way this pic turned out (it looks better in the large version). I wanted to add it to your data base, but need to know exactly where to post it. In other words, I need the proper name :)
And here is the belly of the spider
OK, I've narrowed it down. I am new to this, but think it belongs in the Genus Larinioides? And I see the species is either cornuta or cornutus, which are so similar and have such similar common names that I wonder if they are the same? I have seen both in internet searches, so whether one is proper and one has been mis-copied from site to site I don't know. Anyone here that can help out a newbie? ;)
And is it more commonly called a foliate spider or furrow spider?
I have been watching these spiders on my house for years and have found some of their habits so interesting I finally decided to find out more about them if I could.
This could indeed be a Larinioides cornutus - see http://tinyurl.com/23jofsb for an example. Apparently, it originally was described as Nuctenea cornuta; when it was moved to the genus Larinioides, cornuta was changed to cornutus.
can anyone tell me what this spider is called. i am in the highlands of scotland and have not seen one here befor.. thanks for any help.
Sorry it took me so long to come back and mark this solved. Thank you for the info...this board is great!
