We just moved to Michigan and these are all around the property (including the basement). Just want to know if it's something I need to be concerned about. Google lens is inconclusive, at least with my non-existent knowledge.
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It looks like an orb weaver. They eat pests and are generally beneficial. The US only has 3 dangerous spiders. The black widow, the brown widow, and the brown recluse. That isn't any of those.
Interesting. Google (AI?) says they're pretty big, right? This guy was about 1.5cm. Does that align?
Orb weaver is a classification of spiders that includes about 3,000 species, they vary significantly in size. If it makes a "classic" spider web with long strands connected in a circular pattern then it is an orb weaver.
Its web seemed sort of haphazard with strands going in various directions. I definitely didn't identify a web as you described it. That said, as I've alluded to, take my insight with a grain of salt. Thanks for the ID regardless!