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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes  » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Micrathena » White Micrathena (Micrathena mitrata)

Species Micrathena mitrata - White Micrathena

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Unknown Spider - Micrathena mitrata - male Small spider - Micrathena mitrata white micrathena orb weaver - Micrathena mitrata - female White Micrathena - Micrathena mitrata Likely Micrathena mitrata male - natural - Micrathena mitrata - male White micrathena - Micrathena mitrata - female funky tiny orb weaver - Micrathena mitrata Orbweaver - Micrathena mitrata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes )
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Micrathena
Species mitrata (White Micrathena)
Explanation of Names
Latin: "turbaned, wearing a turban"
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 10 March, 2006 - 8:05pm

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