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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Micrathena » Arrowshaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata)
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Spider - Micrathena sagittata - female
Copyright © 2005 Lew Scharpf

Spider - Micrathena sagittata - Female
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
July 29, 2005
I propose that this is an Arrow-shaped Micrathena spider. Can anyone confirm and perhaps provide the species?
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Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 30 July, 2005 - 8:08pm
Last updated 30 August, 2005 - 3:21pm

Moved to Micrathena sagittata page
Moved to Micrathena sagittata photo page... Thanks.
… Christopher Hunt, 30 August, 2005 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

M. sagittata
Yes, that is an arrowshaped Micrathena. (Micrathena sagittata)
… Christopher Hunt, 30 July, 2005 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

 
unusual spider
I was scouring the internet trying to ID this fantastic spider I found on my kitchen counter in CT. Now I know the name(Micrathena sagittata). Is it rare? Where does it hang out when not on my counter so I can return it to a congenial place? Thanks
… Pam W, 24 August, 2005 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
A Fairly Common Spider
This is a fairly common spider. Typically I have found them in gardens and on the edge of wooded areas. She should be hanging out on her web, rather than your counter... :) She's a docile creature, and if you put her outside, she'll find a new home...
… Christopher Hunt, 30 August, 2005 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

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