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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Longjawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Cave Orb Weavers (Meta) » Meta ovalis
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spider - Meta ovalis
Copyright © 2004 mfawm

spider - Meta ovalis
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York, USA
April 5, 2004
Size: 1"
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Contributed by mfawm on 16 April, 2008 - 12:15pm
Last updated 3 August, 2008 - 9:23pm

Moved
Moved from Longjawed Orb Weavers.
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2008 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 19 June, 2008 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

Looks
like Meta ovalis.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 17 April, 2008 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

more
size from back of abdomen to front of head, excluding legs?
and where is the web as well as looks...
… erichedwards, 16 April, 2008 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Lovely spider, but how about
Lovely spider, but how about another shot from above (dorsal view)? And what does the net look like?
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 16 April, 2008 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

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