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Starbellied Orb Weaver - Acanthepeira stellata
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Starbellied Orb Weaver - Acanthepeira stellata
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
November 8, 2005
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 9 November, 2005 - 2:57pm
Last updated 19 July, 2008 - 3:41pm

Very cool shot
- I love the belly detail.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 November, 2005 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
This seems dorsal to us
This seems dorsal to us
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2005 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
yes,
it's a screwy name if you ask me. It should be called the starbacked spider.
… Lynette Schimming, 9 November, 2005 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Well...
you could consider belly a synonym for abdomen, which is usually used to refer to this whole body part...
I know, it's a stretch! :)
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 10 November, 2005 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

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