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… Lynette Schimming, 12 October, 2009 - 12:00am

What do you guys think of

157994 (too big?) or 81456?

… john and jane balaban, 11 October, 2009 - 3:08pm

We have had several of these Araneus

with orange-brown humped shoulders, but haven't identified them yet. Hoping yours will help. We'll keep you posted on our ID work.

… john and jane balaban, 10 October, 2009 - 6:44pm

My quickly considered hunch (

My quickly considered hunch (east coast, shoulders, folium beneath) would be A. nordmanni, but that's only a hunch.

-Kevin

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 11 October, 2009 - 5:57am

6 mm - A. washingtoni?

If this is an adult female, which time of year would suggest, I think it might be A. washingtoni. Description.. carapace brown, abdomen with anterolateral humps, brownish, with off-white mesal marks ateriorly, and with dark patch posteriorly. Female, 6 mm. Venter of abdomen black with paired white bracket-shaped bands.

… Lynette Schimming, 11 October, 2009 - 1:48pm

Yeah, I see that Dondale et a

Yeah, I see that Dondale et al's size given for nordmanni is 11mm +- 2... and the coloration of washingtoni would also fit better. Sounds like you've got a good case to me. (Sure would be nice to see a couple more views of this specimen.)

-Kevin

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 11 October, 2009 - 2:09pm

Ask and ye shall receive...

I've posted another view of the back end, no ventral shot available. I went back and looked for her today, but she's gone. The 6 mm length is only an estimate. Thanks for all your comments.

… Karl Hillig, 11 October, 2009 - 5:05pm