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Araneus sp. - Neoscona arabesca
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Araneus sp. - Neoscona arabesca
Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
July 11, 2004
Is this Araneus sp. the garden spider?
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Contributed by tom murray on 20 March, 2005 - 8:43am
Last updated 14 December, 2005 - 4:04pm

Would certainly say
that it's the same as the next one you posted
… john and jane balaban, 20 March, 2005 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

 
I believe
these are N. arabesca based on the picture in Kansas orb weaver checklist. Every field I visit in FL has specimens identical to the checklist photo, along with numerous color variants, especially the females. The males tend to look the same from what I have seen, although this may not be the case elsewhere.
The species is also widespread throughout Canada and the US.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 14 December, 2005 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Neoscona arabesca
Thanks for another one Jeff.
… tom murray, 14 December, 2005 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

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