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Strange Spider - Micrathena gracilis
Copyright © 2005 Rachel Pennington

Strange Spider - Micrathena gracilis
LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA
August 1, 2005
Size: small
I've never seen this kind of spider before now, but they are all in my yard here in north Georgia. I spotted this one when I almost walked into its web, and there were two others only a couple of feet away w/webs in between the same two bushes.

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Contributed by Rachel Pennington on 2 August, 2005 - 6:08pm
Last updated 3 August, 2005 - 12:37am

Lovely!
This looks amazingly like the two in my back yard here in New Lenox, IL. They are both very lovely, and are out on their web 24/7, unlike the nocturnal Neoscona crucifera that live near them.
… Zac Carpenter, 11 August, 2008 - 8:07am

Micrathena gracilis
I think this is Micrathena gracilis.
… Chris Wirth, 2 August, 2005 - 6:31pm

 
Thanks. :)
Thanks, Chris. :)
Rachel Pennington
… Rachel Pennington, 2 August, 2005 - 8:08pm

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