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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus nordmanni
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mystery spider - Araneus nordmanni
Copyright © 2009 Ellen Rathbone

mystery spider - Araneus nordmanni
Former town of Adirondac, now part of Newcomb, Essex County, New York, USA
August 15, 2009
Size: with legs maybe 1.5"
Would love to know what species this is. It was next to the wall of a tumbling down building in the old mining village of Adirondac.
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Contributed by naturegirl on 18 August, 2009 - 11:30am
Last updated 15 March, 2011 - 9:25am

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 March, 2011 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 4 March, 2010 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 6 September, 2009 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

If you see this species again
please photograph both ventral and dorsal images. This will be a great addition to the guide pages.
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2009 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

More images?
This is a lovely image, just at a horrible angle to try and make an identification. It is an orb weaver, family Araneidae, but even getting to genus is impossible without at least a dorsal (top side) shot.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 August, 2009 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
sadly, no
Actually, I have one other shot, but it's the same pose and angle. Bummer. I was hoping the two dots on the abdomen would be a good clue! Oh, well...thanks for trying!!!
… naturegirl, 18 August, 2009 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Neoscona?
You could try comparing other ventral images with the article here.
… Lynette Elliott, 18 August, 2009 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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