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Can this be anything but Spined Micrathena? - Micrathena gracilis
Copyright © 2009 S. E. Seater

Can this be anything but Spined Micrathena? - Micrathena gracilis
Raleigh, near Rts 50 and US 70, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
September 30, 2009
Size: 10 mm
Looking from the under-, slightly convex side of the web when she deserted it for the maple tree trunk. The web is not vertical to the ground; probably a 35-45 degree slant. The 4 inch wide by 3.5 inch high web is only inches from the maple trunk, not in the middle of the 5 feet of space between the juniper foliage and the maple trunk. The upper horizontal line is very thick.

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Can this be anything but Spined Micrathena? - Micrathena gracilis - female Can this be anything but Spined Micrathena? - Micrathena gracilis Can this be anything but Spined Micrathena? - Micrathena gracilis - female
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Contributed by S. E. Seater on 1 October, 2009 - 5:32am
Last updated 2 October, 2009 - 10:11pm

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