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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Leucauge » Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta)
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Orb weaver spider with orange belly - Leucauge venusta
Copyright © 2008 Steve Scott

Orb weaver spider with orange belly - Leucauge venusta
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
April 22, 2008
Found in wetland woods.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 2 May, 2008 - 9:26pm
Last updated 24 May, 2008 - 2:21pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 24 May, 2008 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

An
orchard spider.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 2 May, 2008 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmmf!
I see the similarities in the orange spot but very different from the ones I imaged last year. None of the blue/yellow markings on the abdomen. Just drab brown.
… Steve Scott, 2 May, 2008 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe It's Not
an Adult. Spiders can change colors from hatching to adulthood when they molt. That is my guess, but let an expert say for sure.
… Sharon Warner, 2 May, 2008 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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