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Micrathena Spider

Micrathena horrida

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Horrid spiny orbweaver

Micrathena horrida

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sjl197v2
Not Wagneriana, it is Micrathena, it looks to be M. horrida (Taczanowski, 1873), ranging from Southern Mexico to Argentina. See Levi, 1985.

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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