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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona crucifera
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Orbweaver - Neoscona crucifera
Copyright © 2017 tfandre

Orbweaver - Neoscona crucifera
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
June 5, 2017
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Contributed by tfandre on 5 June, 2017 - 8:52pm
Last updated 9 June, 2017 - 9:22am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 June, 2017 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

I agree with John and Jane
I personally agree with John and Jane due to the shape of the abdomen which isn't as round as Neoscona arabesca and the light color also the markings are more similar to Neoscona crucifera
… SpiderHunter, 7 June, 2017 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

They are tough
Let's wait to see what others think
… john and jane balaban, 6 June, 2017 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

Are you sure this isn't Neosc
Are you sure this isn't Neoscona arabesca? N. crucifera and N. arabesca look a lot alike to me but the pattern reminds me of arabesca
… Flupplewott, 6 June, 2017 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

 
N. arabesca would have been m
N. arabesca would have been my guess for this one as well.
… Matt Claghorn, 3 August, 2017 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

Looks to be
Neoscona crucifera
… john and jane balaban, 5 June, 2017 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

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