#4353 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Mirko Schoenitz · CC0
2. © David Illig · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Michael Schmidt · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Kurt Komoda · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. Vandalia, OH, USA:© Matt Claghorn · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Ermandus Dr, Honea Path, SC, US:© Trey Wardlaw · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Refuge Rd, Sherman, TX, US:© Lisa Travis · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Windsor Hills, Austin, TX, USA:© Justin Williams · CC BY 4.0
9. Texas, US:© dhasdf · CC BY 4.0
10. 4404 OH-125, West Portsmouth, OH 45663:© cincyjeff · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east, to Minnesota in the Midwest, to Arizona in the southwest, and in Mexico. Its common names include Hentz orbweaver , spotted orbweaver, and barn spider , though the latter nickname suggests the confusion that can result from using common names for spiders, as the name "barn spider" is also commonly used for the species...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 80,787iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
80,787 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1838 (188 years ago).