Subject: Bee or spider?
Location: Central Pennsylvania
September 18, 2015 9:53 am
hi! Found this cool looking spider and was curious about it. Do you know which one it is? Is it harmful in any way? To people. To plants. Thanks.
Signature: Spider admirer
Dear Spider Admirer
This is a very unusual color pattern for an Orbweaver in the genus Araneus. We believe it is a highly variable Shamrock Orbweaver, Araneus trifolium, which is pictured in a white form on BugGuide.
Wow! Gorgeous!