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pricky Orb Weaver 2 - Micrathena gracilis - female
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

pricky Orb Weaver 2 - Micrathena gracilis - Female
Marion, Virginia, USA
August 11, 2008
Size: about 1 cm
The abdomen has a triangular profile from the side & has numerous ridges arranged in (what looked like from the side) concentric rings.

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pricky Orb Weaver 2 - Micrathena gracilis - female pricky Orb Weaver 2 - Micrathena gracilis - female
Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 21 August, 2008 - 7:56pm
Last updated 20 September, 2008 - 8:03pm

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