Adam J. @adamj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We have an amazing orb-weaver outside our window — we’ve named her Sigourney. Underbelly (pictured) would suggest western spotted, but I don’t think they’re native to eastern Iowa? (Marked graphic, but orb weavers are not dangerous) 1120 12
Michael @scottgoblue314.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I'm no spider expert but the markings and the banded legs sure look like western spotted. iNaturalist spottings have a HUGE range with a small but nonzero number well north and east of Iowa, though none in IA itself (yet). They don't have a hard geographic cutoff like the Rockies so seems plausible? 010 1
