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BIG orbweaver - Araneus bicentenarius - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

BIG orbweaver - Araneus bicentenarius - Female
Payne's Prairie SP, Alachua County, Florida, USA
June 10, 2006
Size: 4 cm long

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 11 June, 2006 - 11:37pm
Last updated 19 July, 2006 - 9:22pm

Beetle ranges
Beautiful photo. Art meets science!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 12 June, 2006 - 4:22am login or register to post comments

 
....
Thanks. This is the strange effect you get when you use supplemental flash on a mainly backlit subject in the morning. A similar effect is seen here:.
-Sean McCann


triatoma.blogspot.com
… Sean McCann, 12 June, 2006 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

 
Moved
these great images to species page. This specimen is almost identical in appearance to the one in Florida's Fabulous Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 19 July, 2006 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

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