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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Eriophora » Eriophora ravilla
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ORB Weaver, family of Araneidae - Eriophora ravilla - female
Copyright © 2006 Cinfran

ORB Weaver, family of Araneidae - Eriophora ravilla - Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
April 5, 2006
This spider was noticed on it's web at approximately 1:00 A.M. in the morning.

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ORB Weaver, family of Araneidae - Eriophora ravilla - female ORB Weaver, family of Araneidae - Eriophora ravilla - female
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Contributed by Cinfran on 5 April, 2006 - 9:04am
Last updated 7 April, 2006 - 5:32pm

lovely pics
lovely pics. im not too sure about my ID being a shamrock. in the guide shamrocks have banded legs but the same abdominal pattern. but Eriophora have the same leg pattern but a different abdominal pattern.

we will wait for someone to confirm or dispute
… Omar Fahmy, 5 April, 2006 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, that sounds like a go
Thanks, that sounds like a good plan to me, for whatever type of spider this is, it was certainly fascinating to watch & photograph. And, I am glad to be able to provide the pics.
… Cinfran, 5 April, 2006 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
Eriophora
is right. See here.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 5 April, 2006 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

 
just what i suspected
thanks Jeff. lets get those Lycosids checked though. we need to start identifying them further than the family
… Omar Fahmy, 5 April, 2006 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

 
it is 100% an orbweaver howev
it is 100% an orbweaver however. still leaning towards shamrock
… Omar Fahmy, 5 April, 2006 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Orb weaver yes, shamrock no.
I replied to this in the "General Forum," before I learned the image WAS taken in the U.S. Please see those comments. Thank you.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 April, 2006 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

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