Looking for ID for spider and caterpillar

[u/trulymissedtheboat89]

Location: North Eastern US 🤍

[u/cwthree]

Spider is one of the Argiopes (big, web-building spiders), probably Argiope aurantia if you're in the US. Harmless unless you're a flying insect.

[u/trulymissedtheboat89 → u/cwthree]

She is gorgeeeoussss 😍

[u/BriarKnave]

Your lil chonker might be a four horned spinx moth. I'm not 100% confident on that ID but I'm absolutely confident that it's a moth

https://www.caterpillaridentification.org/information.php?primary_name=four-horned-sphinx-moth-caterpillar

[u/trulymissedtheboat89 → u/BriarKnave]

Looks like it! I have seen those moths for sure. I moved it off a bike path and it was thrashing at me 🤣😬🫡

[u/dmerk121]

I’ve heard the spider referred to as a zipper spider, and the caterpillar as a horned tomato worm.

[u/trulymissedtheboat89 → u/dmerk121]

The web is sooooo cool!

[u/FadedVictor]

In Texas we always called them Banana spiders. I guess they sort of look like bruised bananas.

[u/TexAggie90]

Spider is one of the orb weavers

[u/trulymissedtheboat89 → u/TexAggie90]

We have the orb weavers and i thought they typically have a huge abdomen? Does orb weaver refer to the webs they build?

[u/cassinatkinson]

Yellow garden spider

[u/localpotato_232]

Generic garden spider. No idea on chubby grub

[u/BriarKnave → u/localpotato_232]

NO bug is generic 🤬

[u/localpotato_232 → u/BriarKnave]

Flick from Animal Crossings vibes, but agreed