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Barn Spider

Araneus cavaticus

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Barn Spider

Araneus cavaticus

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nursejurs
This is likely either an Araneus cavaticus (Barn Spider) or a Neoscona crucifera. It's probably an Araneus cavaticus, but we could tell better if we had a shot of the belly. The Araneus cavaticus has a comma shaped ventral mark and the Neoscona crucifera has mor of a broken "L" shape.

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PublishedAugust 21, 2013

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