An Orchard Orbweaver in Howard Co., Maryland (6/24/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2019).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2019).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Columbia, Maryland (8/24/2008).
A male (left) and a female (right) Orchard Orbweaver in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/19/2019).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Harford Co., Maryland (6/6/2019).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/22/2019).
A young Orchard Orbweaver in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2023). Determined by the Balabans et al./BugGuide. (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC ).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2012).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/5/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/25/2015).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). Verified by Laura P./BugGuide.
An Orchard Orbweaver in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/4/2013).
Orchard Orbweaver in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/22/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC ).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/6/2014).
An Orchard Orbweaver at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2014).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2017).
An Orchard Orbweaver found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2015).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006). Determined by Jeff Hollenbeck/BugGuide.
An immature Orchard Orbweaver found during the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2015).
Orchard Orbweaver in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
Orchard Orbweaver in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC ).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2020).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2019).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Harford Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). Verified by Chad Heins/BugGuide.
An Orchard Orbweaver in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/1/2018).
A mating pair of Orchard Orbweavers in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/26/2019).
An Orchard Orbweaver found in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver on Two-leaved Mitrewort in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/22/2016).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Washington Co., Maryland (5/31/2015). Verified by Lynette/BugGuide.
An Orchard Orbweaver in Washington Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). Determined by Chad Heins/BugGuide.
An Orchard Orbweaver at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/30/2013).
An Orchard Orbweaver in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/31/2011).
Orchard Orbweaver in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2014).
A male Orchard Orbweaver in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/9/2019). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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An Orchard Orbweaver in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/5/2013).
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An Orchard Orbweaver in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/4/2013).
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An Orchard Orbweaver at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).
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An immature Orchard Orbweaver found during the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013).
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An Orchard Orbweaver found in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).
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An Orchard Orbweaver at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/30/2013).
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Orchard Orbweaver in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2014).
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Species of spider
Leucauge venusta , known as the orchard orbweaver spider , is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Colombia , along the East coast, reaching into the central US, also in South Asia. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center.
It is distinctively colored, with leaf-green legs and sides (which can sometimes vary to a dark green or even orange). The underside of its thorax is spotted with yellow and black, the top is silvery with brown and black streaks. The neon yellow, orange or red spots on the rear of the abdomen are variable in size among individuals and sometimes absent.
This species is parasitised by a wasp larva which attaches itself externally at the junction of the cephalothorax and abdomen.[ 1] [full citation needed ]
Male
Orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta ) male and female cohabitating
A similar species in the same genus is Leucauge mariana .
^ BBC "Life in the Undergrowth"/"Intimate Relations"
Walckenaer, C. A. 1842. Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Paris, 2:1-549.