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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Leucauge » Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta)
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Small, but very colorful spider - Leucauge venusta
Copyright © 2015 Paula Sullivan

Small, but very colorful spider - Leucauge venusta
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
July 3, 2015
Size: 1/2 inch
Found on a piece of plastic in an open carport close to a yew bush. It had spun a web and was waiting upside down for prey. Yard is in a typical mid-Atlantic suburban neighborhood. I flipped it over to get an overhead view.

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Small, but very colorful spider - Leucauge venusta Small, but very colorful spider - Leucauge venusta Small, but very colorful spider - Leucauge venusta
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Contributed by Paula Sullivan on 3 July, 2015 - 3:22pm
Last updated 4 July, 2015 - 6:04pm

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… Laura P., 4 July, 2015 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Leucauge venusta, I think (or
Leucauge venusta, I think (or possibly a related species for the splitters).
… Victor Engel, 3 July, 2015 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Venusta would be perfect for this pretty spider
The yellow smile-shaped spot caught my eye when I first saw it. It appeared to be illuminated! Thanks
… Paula Sullivan, 3 July, 2015 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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