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Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

spiny yellow spider - Araneus trifolium -

London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
July 28, 2004
Size: body 6-7 mm

on goldenrod in damp meadow

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 October, 2005 - 11:26pm
Last updated 20 August, 2006 - 10:35am

Moved

Moved from Araneus.

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 20 August, 2006 - 10:34am

ID characteristics?

What are the features that identify this one as Araneus trifolium? It looks different to me than the other ones currently on the Guide page, and there's no identification info in the Guide.

… Robin McLeod, 20 August, 2006 - 12:44pm

The

coloration and lack of markings. Adult males generally range from greenish to white on the dorsum, and the markings are indistinct or absent.
The specimens on the image pages are all females.
This female's abdominal dorsum is similar.

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 20 August, 2006 - 6:34pm

the male/female difference

explains it - thanks. I didn't realize that all the other photos were females.

… Robin McLeod, 20 August, 2006 - 9:19pm

Updated

image

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 15 October, 2005 - 7:18pm

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