Found this little thing in my garden, i live in Dubai, in the desert, in an area where Redback spider are often spotted at this season, it's only a few millimeters in size so the quality of the picture isn't as good as i would have liked, can someone help identify this spider? My wife was bitten by a white tail funnel spider 2 years ago and she's not really looking forward to go through something like this again.
Thank you in advance
This message was edited Mar 26, 2016 9:00 AM
This is an orb weaving spider in the family Araneidae; all orb weavers are harmless to humans. This specimen looks a bit like Neoscona theisi - see http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/MM/MX5/5AP007_Neos-thei-F_RR7_GM1_MX.jpg for an image.
That's great news! Thanks a lot! i won't have to burn down the house then :)
