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Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta - female
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Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta - Female
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
June 12, 2005
Image has been rotated 90˚, first time I've gotten a nice look at the eyes of this very common arachnid.

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Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta - female Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta - female
Contributed by volcano on 13 June, 2005 - 1:21pm

I have a similar (slightly bl
I have a similar (slightly bluer) friend who lives on my porch near Philadelphia, PA.
… meghanjane, 8 July, 2006 - 8:24am

photo
very pretty.
… Lynette Schimming, 13 June, 2005 - 5:06pm

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