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Spined Micrathena

Micrathena gracilis

Photo by kaizokurisu
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Field Notes

Description:

Spiky black and white spider

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
e.drinnon
You're right. The head and thorax are shaped more like M. gracilis than G. cancriformis.
kaizokurisu
Oh, I think it is Micrathena Gracilis: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1996/bgimage
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PublishedJuly 17, 2014

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