Orchard orb weaver?

[HungryGhost]

I found this little gem in the trunk of my car of all places. I think it might be an orchard orb weaver, I live in south eastern NY state. I let her go after the photo shoot. She was tiny, about the size of a sunflower seed.

 

[Charmyknux]

Cute. Great find!

 

[Denny Dee]

Gorgeous. I ordered my first orb weaver last week. Should be arriving Wednesday. This is the only arachnid order that I don't have in my collection. I ordered two Madera Canyon weavers. They are supposed to spin smaller webs than the rest of the orb weavers. And this has always been my dilemma with them. I have read that they need up to 2 meters for their webs! So, I will report back how it goes. Here is a picture I found online for reference:

 

[HungryGhost]

Turns out to be a green legged orb weaver. I let her go.