need an id

[bluefrogtat2]

allright so now i guess i am known as the spider guy officially in my town.
a customer brought me an odd find he found when cleaning out his gutters.
and of course brought it to me.
okay i have been nuts about spiders since i was a kid and have never seen this local.
i have a guess at what it is,but know there are alot of people far more knowledgable than me,and would love a proper id.
heres a few pics...

very good looking spider,wonder why i haven't seen them before.
and this was caught right in downtown rockford in a very populated area.
any help appreciated
andy

 

[crpy]

A. trifolium maybe , shamrock orb or marbled orb

 

[Tegenaria]

A. trifolium maybe , shamrock orb

Thats A for Araneus right?
Great colour on this one!

 

[crpy]

Thats A for Araneus right?
Great colour on this one!

yep, beautiful

 

[-Exotic]

shes quite stunning i think she might be gravid?

 

[John Apple]

This time of year they are ALL gravid and yes that is a color varient of trifolium

 

[bluefrogtat2]

thanks

thank you
first one i have seen in this area
i was right on the orbweaver part
just wasn't sure on this color.
i appreciate all replies
i think i may keep her
and actually hope she's gravid
andy

 

[Tegenaria]

thank you
first one i have seen in this area
i was right on the orbweaver part
just wasn't sure on this color.
i appreciate all replies
i think i may keep her
and actually hope she's gravid
andy

Are you typing from a cel phone or PDA by any chance?

 

[Richard McJimsey]

looks nearly, if not, IDENTACLE to Araneus iviei, but i'm not sure it's range goes so far south

 

[bluefrogtat2]

nice

i agree with you bobtard.thanks,it does look exactly like those.
and no i was being lazy and typing with one hand not on a cell.(i actually had my one year old on my lap)and was much easier to type that way.
sorry
andy

 

[oregongrown]

how big is that spider?

 

[John Apple]

Man my bad

I was wrong on the id , so with that being said I went out today and collected a few trifoleum's or shamrocks....Ine is called the alba form by a few folks up here and the others are common white ones

 

[John Apple]

very odd this year...it is so dry up here...all the shamrocks should be fat like the first two ...here are a couple more colors...still no black one yet this year