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Grass spider maybe?

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Field Notes

Description:

Looks: spiky and harmful.
Color: mostly black (little brown).
Feels: maybe rough but delicate.
What: I think it was a Spiky Marthena Spider (spider).

Question: Is it harmful?

Habitat:

In between grass and sticks also on twigs.

Species ID Suggestions

Spined Micrathena, female

Micrathena gracilis

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ForestDragon
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Nice find! Most spiders are harmless to humans. Many can't even puncture our skin. No worries having this beauty in your yard! She'll just catch other insects in her web and eat them.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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