What kind of spider is this? A name or a link would be appreciated. Found it at work and would like to know how rare it is.
brown recluse
funnel web
black widow
It's a species of orb weaver spider.Araneus diadematus, i think.http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Araneus%20diadematus&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wiSaw one a few days ago. I live in the Pacific Northwest. Where are you OP?
>>335993againPositive its an Araneaus Diadematus. Common garden spider found all over Europe and North America.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Araneaus_diadematus.jpg
KILL IT WITH FIRE
it's a common garden spider. Common on the northeastern us from florida to maryland.
OP here. Found this guy in CA, and from the pictures, it seems that anon has delivered. Looks like a common garden spider, nothing exotic...=(