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Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

This multi colour spider has a heart figure under the torax.

Habitat:

Sub tropical

Reference Links:

Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
DanielWhitlock
Sure thing Luis! Gorgeous little spiders aren't they?
LuisStevens
Thank you Daniel Whitlock for the ID and the link
DanielWhitlock
I'm not sure about species outside of the U.S. but this reminds me of our Orchard weavers, long-jawwed orb weavers in the genus Leucauge. http://bugguide.net/node/view/1998/bgimage

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