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Unusual white spider - Larinia - female
Copyright © 2009 Shelly Cox

Unusual white spider - Larinia - Female
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
May 6, 2009
Size: 3/8 inch
This pretty little spider had a web near our pond in some tall grass. I nearly missed seeing her. She was so light in color and almost "disappeared" in the web. She was a little smaller than a nickel legs and body.
Contributed by Shelly Cox on 6 May, 2009 - 10:21pm
Last updated 15 August, 2009 - 4:43pm

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2009 - 4:43pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 17 May, 2009 - 9:45pm

Orb weaver - Larinia sp.
Check out the info page.
… Lynette Schimming, 7 May, 2009 - 12:13am

 
Thank you so much, I did a ra
Thank you so much, I did a random search on Bugguide for white spider and it brought nothing up that matched. I didn't even consider that this was an orb weaver, it looked so different.
… Shelly Cox, 7 May, 2009 - 9:17am

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