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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus
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Cute little guy - Araneus - male
Copyright © 2016 john and jane balaban

Cute little guy - Araneus - Male
Tibwin Hiking Trail, Awendaw, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
February 27, 2016
We were looking under leaves of bays and oaks, finding lots of magnolia green jumping spiders and found this cutie.

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Cute little guy - Araneus - male Cute little guy - Araneus - male
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 25 March, 2016 - 8:48pm

We're thinking this is alboventris
Levi says for alboventris "Abdomen dorsum with a black patch bordered by crimson red border on golden yellow background." But....
… john and jane balaban, 27 March, 2016 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks good
Though Levi never mentions this variation I can't see what else it could be. Also see whats that bug.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 June, 2016 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

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