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spider - Mecynogea lemniscata
Copyright © 2004 Mark Moran

spider - Mecynogea lemniscata
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
August 15, 2004
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Contributed by Mark Moran on 17 August, 2004 - 9:06pm
Last updated 10 August, 2005 - 11:28am

Odd
Kind of a cross between a Leucauge and a Nephila. Both of those are Tetragnathids, so maybe that's a good place to look.
… Troy Bartlett, 17 August, 2004 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
or perhaps in the genus Mecynogea
The setae and prosoma look like that of a Basilica Spider.
… Tom Adams, 18 August, 2004 - 12:47am login or register to post comments

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