Tags: Arachnid.
Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east to Minnesota in the Midwest to Arizona in the southwest and in Mexico. Its common names include Hentz’s orbweaver and barn spider though the latter nickname suggests the confusion that can result from using common names for spiders as the name barn spider is also commonly used for the species Araneus cavaticus.
