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Field Notes

Description:

Orange, yellow, black, and grey spider out by my tropical fish pond.

Habitat:

Desert of El Paso.

Notes:

Is it poisonous?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
ChaseRamboMay
The angle it's at is difficult. Been hanging around the pond for about 2-3 weeks now. I'll keep an eye out for you though.
mauna Kunzah
If you had a dorsal (top) view of this spider, I could confirm if it's the New Mexico orb weaver, Neoscona oaxacensis.
mauna Kunzah
It's an orb weaver. No, it's not venomous. :)

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PublishedSeptember 24, 2012

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