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Shamrock Orbweaver - Araneus trifolium - female
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Schimming

Shamrock Orbweaver - Araneus trifolium - Female
Morse Wildlife Preserve, Graham, WA, Pierce County, Washington, USA
October 11, 2009
My first one, and she was a beauty!

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Shamrock Orbweaver - Araneus trifolium - female Shamrock Orbweaver - Araneus trifolium - female Shamrock Orbweaver - Araneus trifolium - female
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 11 October, 2009 - 7:45pm

congrats i know
you was looking!
… shotguneddie, 11 October, 2009 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Beautiful spider!
Where was it located? I've found quite a few this year. Every one of them built its web in low vegetation (wild rose, raspberry, etc), within about 18 inches of the ground.

By contrast, I also found A. marmoreus in that low vegetation, but some individuals of that species also built their webs in poplar and willow trees as high as 7 feet off the ground. Near ground level, though, A. trifolium and A. marmoreus often build very close together; that is, they do around my place. It wasn't unusual for me to find them, in their respective webs, less than a foot from each other on the same bush or plant.
… John Sloan, 11 October, 2009 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Low to the ground
You are right. It was about 2.5 feet on a low growing bush.
… Lynette Schimming, 11 October, 2009 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

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