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She needs a name
(lemmy.world)
She's been hanging out by my garage for a few weeks now. I've fed her a few random bugs. I feel like I should name her. Any suggestions?
Not sure on a name, but nice spider! This is the closest I've seen to one I saw in Minnesota one time. It had similar markings, but the body was black and white, and the legs were red and green striped. When I describe it to people it sounds like I was hallucinating.
Probably a banded garden spider, or perhaps an orbweaver, they get really colorful. Both are pretty common in Minnesota. Here's some examples of Orchid Orbweavers, which often have a lot of bright green coloration. https://usaspiders.com/leucauge-venusta-orchard-spider/
It's a Joro spider, Trichonephila clavata.
Was trying to help the parent poster find the spider he saw in Minnesota, USA.
Neat! Those do both resemble it, but it looks more like the photo here in terms of shapes and color patterns.