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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus pratensis
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Orb Weaver - Araneus pratensis
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Orb Weaver - Araneus pratensis
Lake in the Hills Fen, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
June 3, 2007
Size: 8mms
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 4 June, 2007 - 9:03pm
Last updated 5 June, 2007 - 7:04pm

Great
shot. An orb weaver.
Any idea of size?
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 4 June, 2007 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

 
around 8mms
around 8mms
… Tom Bentley, 4 June, 2007 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I
think it is Araneus pratensis.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 4 June, 2007 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I found a photo online at [ur
I found a photo online at http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v52n2-september2005/pg05.htm that looks like the Araneus pratensis. What do you think?
… Tom Bentley, 5 June, 2007 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
I
think yours is a much nicer specimen, and it would make a good addition to your guide pages (and our Araneus page)!
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 5 June, 2007 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

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