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Species Araneus saevus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes)
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Araneus
Species saevus (Araneus saevus)
Identification
“It is apparently quite consistent in color and pattern, being dark gray with a large, broad white slash down the front of the abdomen." - Terry Thormin
Range
“Widely distributed right across northern United States and Canada, from coast to coast.”
- Terry Thormin
Habitat
Forests, usually found on trees
Contributed by Chris Wirth on 4 October, 2005 - 3:59pm
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 27 October, 2007 - 10:23am

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