Common Hairy Field Spider Neoscona subfusca

Photo of Common Hairy Field Spider (Neoscona subfusca)

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OrderSpiders (Araneae)
FamilyOrbweavers (Araneidae)
GenusSpotted Orbweavers (Neoscona)

This common field spider is a classic orb-web builder that you'll spot in gardens and grasslands throughout its range. Patient and skilled, it constructs the iconic circular, geometric webs we imagine when we picture spiders. These sturdy architects are harmless hunters that quietly maintain ecological balance by catching flies and other small insects night after night, season after season.

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