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Orchard Spider

Leucauge venusta

Photo by Darwinist
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Description:

Spider, about 1 inch long including legs. Four front legs are long and kept pointed forward. Abdomen is metallic green with few small yellow spots, and some larger fluorescent orange spots. Orange areas appear to GLOW in the sunlight! Wish I could have captured that effect on camera.

Habitat:

Found in a field in Windermere, Florida.

Reference Links:

Orchard Spider | What's That Bug?

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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