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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus illaudatus
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Not Sure of Species? - Araneus illaudatus - female
Copyright © 2014 Karry

Not Sure of Species? - Araneus illaudatus - Female
Edgewood, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
April 18, 2014
Size: 3 Inches
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Contributed by Windscreation on 6 November, 2014 - 10:56pm
Last updated 26 November, 2014 - 8:27am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. I think this species is most likely. A ventral view is helpful with ID on this when you can get one.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 November, 2014 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

size
But I understand what you're asking.
… Windscreation, 8 November, 2014 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

measurement
I was measuring by its size of when it had it's legs spread out.
… Windscreation, 7 November, 2014 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

 
measuring
legs are not included in an arthropod measurement.

Also from the instructions on the submit image page: "Crop your image so the bug fills the frame"
… Larry de March, 8 November, 2014 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

size
If you didn't measure it, leave the field blank rather than giving an inaccurate estimate. This one won't be over 1" long
… Larry de March, 7 November, 2014 - 8:08am login or register to post comments

 
From what i've seen, this spe
From what i've seen, this species averages out around 30mm.

Larger females with eggs probably can reach 3.3cm in BL
… Marcus bullock, 26 August, 2023 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

Orb weaver, genus Araneus
gemmoides or illaudatus - Laura and Lynette will know
… john and jane balaban, 6 November, 2014 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

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