ID this spider

[nikon90s]

I found this guy on my deck hand rail, lucky for me it was cold out so she was not in a fighting mood. Anyway, I thought she needed to have her picture taken. What do you think?

 

[robitussin217]

Cross spider? (Garden spider) Looks like first pic in this thread. http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135680

I gotta tell you. I'm diggin' the background. It looks like a galactic spider.

The color and detail on the abdomen is kickin. What is that on the back? It looks like a droplet of water.

 

[nikon90s]

Well the water is bug spray I have a 4 year old who likes bugs and I did not what it anywhere around him. The background is my white fence and the dark part is the yard on the other side.

 

[Cameron Cushman]

Im going to have to say it is some species of orb weaver, almost looks like the tropical orb weaver.

 

[photo28]

yeah i agree, some kind of orb spider. I'm taking a guess and I think I remember the Garden Orb Web Spider.