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Spider - Genus Acanthepeira

Genus Acanthepeira

Photo by Musicwolf
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34.4875, -79.1957

Field Notes

Description:

A small brown orbweaver of some sort with an interesting spiked backside.

Habitat:

A peach tree in my yard.

Reference Links:

Genus Acanthepeira - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Lovely! Looks like Genus Acanthepeira: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1994

Spotted for Missions

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International Spider Survey
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Animals of North Carolina
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Wildlife of Robeson County, NC

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PublishedMay 12, 2014

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