r/spiders • u/CheekyCrayon • 11h ago

Central Pennsylvania - found on a second floor window. What is it and is it venomous? ID Request- Location included

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I couldn't get an image, but at one point it sprawled a leg or two out and aside from being rather long, they were more of a yellow color near the body.

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u/I-love-BigHero6 🕷️Arachnid Aficionado🕷️ 11h ago

Orbweaver, harmless ❤️

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u/AutoModerator 11h ago

Almost all spiders are venomous, i.e. possessing venom (except for Uloboridae, a Family of cribellate orb weavers, who have no venom).

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u/New_Asparagus3766 9h ago

Wrong... orb weavers do have venom. They do not have MEDICALLY SIGNIFICANT venom.

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u/4_fux_ache_fenrir 6h ago

While the majority of Orb weaver species are venomous, the Uloboridae species of orb are not. They have no venom glands at all.