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Field Notes

Description:

Spider and her catch on a fall morning in a field.

Habitat:

Grassy field

Species ID Suggestions

marbled orb weaver

araneus marmoreus

Comments (5)

great spotting
the feets are like one of the corss-orbweaver {araneus diadematus} ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&cp=8&gs_id=18&xhr=t&q=trametes+versicolor&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1184&bih=660&wrapid=tljp1317747161304016&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cross+orbweaver&oq=cross+orbweaver&aq=f&aqi=g-L3&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=487300l487300l18l488594l1l1l0l0l0l0l740l740l6-1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=77d3a2512ae58382&biw=1184&bih=660 ) , but the important feature: the back . Is not really good to see, but from what i see, cannot really put it to cross-spider.for me it is a little bit to colorfull, woud not touch him untill i know, what spider this is, expecially not in america. to much poisen -spider which are really dangerous for humans. i just looked again at google image and found this: marble orb-weaver { http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&cp=8&gs_id=18&xhr=t&q=trametes+versicolor&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1184&bih=660&wrapid=tljp1317747161304016&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=orbweaver&oq=orbweaver&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=431493l431493l20l431751l1l1l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=77d3a2512ae58382&biw=1184&bih=660 }(araneus marmoreus { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbled_orbweaver } . good luck
I'm thinking this one is a cross orbweaver... any ideas out there?
Very nice spotting - great photos!
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PublishedAugust 17, 2011

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