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Portrait of a Goldenrod Spider - Misumenoides formosipes
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Portrait of a Goldenrod Spider - Misumenoides formosipes
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
August 31, 2004
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 5 September, 2004 - 2:35pm
Last updated 27 November, 2005 - 2:36pm

closeup
Cropped Bill's image to get a closeup of the face for an article
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

The eye arrangement
with that clear horizontal transverse ridge between the eyes makes this look like the poster image for Misumenoides. We had been looking for a white ridge, but Lynette's questions sent us back, and we're now considering that the ridge needn't be white. What do others think?
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

Hi Tony
Glad to see you posting again. I really like this one. If I stare at it too long though it starts to put me into a trance.
… Troy Bartlett, 5 September, 2004 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

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