Spider I.D. Requested.

I have not been able to identify this large netweaver. It's body is about an inch long. The web is about 2.5 feet in diameter. The spider is nocturnal. It completed it's web at 10:00 PM and had removed it by 5:30 AM. I have never observed the abdomen design before.

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Ron,

My guess would be Araneus cavaticus, also called Barn Spider and probably other common names. I think they can vary some in exact coloration and markings, FWIW. Here's one I think is the same!

Tim

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Thank you Jim, and Tim. I think that Jim wins the ID as it appears identical to spider I observed and looks as though Jim also photographed his at night.