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Spider - Araneus marmoreus
Copyright © 2008 Chuck

Spider - Araneus marmoreus
East Aurora, Erie County, New York, USA
October 19, 2008
Size: 1 1/2 "
Found this spider on our deck in the early afternoon. Saw it the next day on the side of our house.
I kept putting the quarter down in front of the spider to show it's size.
Contributed by Chuck on 23 October, 2008 - 4:20pm
Last updated 13 November, 2008 - 11:19am

Not an ID -
but reminds me of some of our images of A. marmoreus...
… Ken Schneider, 23 October, 2008 - 6:22pm

 
yes,
that's what it looks like to me too.
… Lynette Schimming, 23 October, 2008 - 10:18pm

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