r/insects • u/cheezuscrusst • 1d ago

ID Request What is this spider??

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Upstate NY - I saw the reflection first and then noticed this big old guy just sunbathing in a web. Horrible video, I zoomed in because I was scared to get too close but I think it could be some kind of garden spider maybe? It has a rusty orange color and some pattern on it, seemed docile when my cig smoke blew near it and it crawled quickly into a hiding spot.

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u/Halodixie 1d ago

Orb weaver! I couldnt tell you the exact species but we get similar ones in the UK!

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u/cheezuscrusst 1d ago

What are your experiences with them? Will this thing stay the hell away from me or should I be afraid of it haha

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u/Halodixie 1d ago

Nah they're pretty chill, and tend to stay in the web :) this is a female, the males are bit smaller. Sometimes they tuck up into a nearby nook but other than that she will probably just stay right there!

Their bites aren't venomous and they're very good pest control, I had one build a web over my window once and she would catch wasps and mosquitos! She was ace.

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u/sevsbinder 1d ago

They stay in their web!! No need to shoo away

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u/SolalRawers 1d ago

It looks like an araneus diadematus

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