Can Orb Weavers have an hourglass on the underside?

swatter555 Sep 15, 2016

Hello!

Today I found a large (what I think to be a colorful Orb Weaver) sitting in a web on my porch. I actually almost walked face first into him/her. I'm no spider lover so I got out the bug spray and killed it. Anyway, I got a picture of the underside and what looks a lot like a black and white hourglass. Are these markings common on a Orb Weaver? I can upload the picture if this is unusual.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 15, 2016

The dark patch on the venter of some Araneus sp. sometimes can roughly resemble an hourglass - see http://www.arkive.org/garden-spider/araneus-diadematus/image-A24357.html for an example. If this does not resemble your spider, please upload your image(s).

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swatter555 Sep 15, 2016

Thanks, the color and the general shape match the picture you linked. This particular guy inherited a patch of color that looks a little more hourglass shaped than normal I suppose.

Thanks for the info!

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