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spined micrathena

Micrathena gracilis

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42.2711, -89.094

Field Notes

Description:

black body with a big, white, odd-shaped abdomen

Habitat:

this guy was making his web over a creek

Reference Links:

Micrathena gracilis (Walckenaer, 1805)

Species ID Suggestions

Spined Micrathena

Micrathena gracilis

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Ronald and Amissa
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Comments (2)
antimatterhands
wow thx. i just stumbled upon this one. never seen em before.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Great Lakes Monitoring
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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedAugust 24, 2011

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