Is this a golden orb weaver sling? (Nephila Philipes)

[HumidElk525633]

Found these on vacation in New Hampshire and decided to keep them. They’re in temporary enclosures right now. I thought maybe they’re some species of orb weaver? Here are some of the webs they made where I was staying at and some pictures of them in their temp enclosures. They’re about a quarter of an inch long.

 

[viper69]

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[Ultum4Spiderz]

Found these on vacation in New Hampshire and decided to keep them. They’re in temporary enclosures right now. I thought maybe they’re some species of orb weaver? Here are some of the webs they made where I was staying at and some pictures of them in their temp enclosures. They’re about a quarter of an inch long.

I don’t know if it’s an orb weaver I’ve seen those here some are orb weaver some aren’t. Argiope possibly?

 

[zsiciarz]

Linyphiidae. Likely a Neriene species, but the spiders in this family are usually notoriously hard/impossible to identify from photos.

 

[HumidElk525633]

Thanks for replying everyone. I hope it’s some sort of orb weaver. If it is an orb weaver sling, I’ve heard that they need very large enclosures because of the massive webs they like to make, is this true?

 

[zsiciarz]

I hope it’s some sort of orb weaver.

It is not - it is a sheet weaver (Linyphiidae). They also need some space for their web, but it is not a flat vertical orb web, rather a horizontal sheet with some 3D structure above/below.