The Cross Orb Weaver is an introduced European spider now common in North American gardens, bearing a distinctive white cross-like pattern of dots on its mottled brown-to-orange abdomen. It rebuilds its large, perfect orb web each morning after consuming the old silk. Females are the web-builders, while tiny males must approach cautiously to mate without being eaten.
Habitat
Gardens, shrubs, forest edges, and building eaves
Diet
Adults: flying insects caught in orb web
How common
Common
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