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Spider from Queen Anne's Lace - Araneus trifolium - female
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Spider from Queen Anne's Lace - Araneus trifolium - Female
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 12, 2006
Size: ~12mm
Different coloring but similar in size, shape and habit to #70374:

This one had a "nest" in Queen Anne's Lace.

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Spider from Queen Anne's Lace - Araneus trifolium - female Spider from Queen Anne's Lace - side view - Araneus trifolium - female
Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 13 August, 2006 - 7:59am
Last updated 30 August, 2006 - 1:10pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 August, 2006 - 1:10pm

This appears to be
Araneus trifolium - images in the guide here. It will be interesting to see what Don and Jeff say.
… john and jane balaban, 13 August, 2006 - 4:03pm

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