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ArtVandelay28 Walworth, NY Jun 15, 2020

In western NY and saw this guy today. Penny sized total. Never saw any like this before.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 15, 2020

It's a harmless male orb-weaving spider (Araneidae) that has wandered away from its web, presumably on a search for a mate.

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ArtVandelay28 Walworth, NY Jun 15, 2020

Quote from Flapdoodle :
It's a harmless male orb-weaving spider (Araneidae) that has wandered away from its web, presumably on a search for a mate.


Thank you! I did a lot of googling and thought it looked like an orb! Cross orb?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 15, 2020

That's a possibility, but impossible to be certain from this image.

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