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spider - Araneus pratensis - male
Copyright © 2007 Ilona L.

spider - Araneus pratensis - Male
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
October 7, 2007
Size: ~4.5mm body length
One thing I can't complain about these days is a lack of spiders around the area.
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 8 October, 2007 - 10:24pm
Last updated 9 October, 2007 - 10:58pm

What do you think of Araneus pratensis
See . We don't know this species but Jeff may comment.
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2007 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
The spider I photographed sur
The spider I photographed sure does look a lot like the one on the Kansas website - http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v52n2-september2005/pg05.htm.
… Ilona L., 9 October, 2007 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Its a male Araneus pratensis.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 9 October, 2007 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

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