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Photo by SusanRay
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Species ID Suggestions

Spined micrathena

Micrathena gracilis

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mauna Kunzah
1

Leaf-footed bug

Acanthocephala terminalis
kcurtain
3

Comments (4)
bayucca
I think also it is Acanthocephala terminalis nymph: http://bugguide.net/node/view/824481/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/824481/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/546727 http://bugguide.net/node/view/870322/bgimage Best match! http://bugguide.net/node/view/703858/bgimage
SusanRay
Thank you kcurtain... :) ... patience does pay off, I don't know how many times I searched that thing... Ahh to Finally!!! have an ID :D !!!
kcurtain
This is not a spider and therefore definitely not a spined micrathena (which don't look anything like this picture). This is the nymph of a leaf-footed bug. The nymphs look very different than the adults. Very beautiful bug!
SusanRay
I reviewed images of that species; and I'm not sure that I would agree... The insect that is in my image has 6 legs and 2 'feelers' or 'anteneas'.

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Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States
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PublishedAugust 6, 2012

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