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Photo by Lee Macklin
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Field Notes

Description:

Large orangish colored spider with brown patterned markings, has webs that are nearly 2 feet in diameter that are very organized.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Lee, that's a nice looking spider! This is a type of Orb Weaver, family Araneidae. Unfortunately I cannot tell which genus or species this is. One way to help identify Orb Weavers is to get both a picture of the dorsal pattern (top of abdomen) and the ventral pattern (bottom of abdomen).

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PublishedOctober 11, 2013

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