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Gea Heptagon, brown spider with horned abdomen - Gea heptagon - female
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Gea Heptagon, brown spider with horned abdomen - Gea heptagon - Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 12, 2005
Found this today at the school.
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 13 May, 2005 - 2:20pm
Last updated 18 May, 2008 - 11:35am

Found in CA?
I believe I found this spider in the Bay Area, of California.
I have never seen an orb weaver of that size here. Does anyone know if it is supposed to be here? The area were it was discovered, was near a train station. I thought it might have hitched a ride.
Carroll
… Carroll Burdett, 28 August, 2005 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure
Sorry it took so long to reply. My source says it's found in the Eastern U.S.
… Lynette Schimming, 5 February, 2006 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

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