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Photo by metreebug
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Field Notes

Description:

Gray spider with black underside about 1 inch long.

Habitat:

I found it in the parking lot crawling on my bag.

Notes:

It looks like some type of orb weaver.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
katmc2020
Cool I'd probably be freaked out at first of the new hitchhiker! LOL!
metreebug
Not really. I'm not scared of spiders.
ForestDragon
Perhaps Eriophora ravilla: http://bugguide.net/node/view/684084/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/24094

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 5, 2013

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