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Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)
Photo#73149
Copyright © 2006
LiveSquid
Unknown Spider 1 -
Leucauge venusta
Jefferson (suburb of New Orleans), Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 21, 2006
Size: ~1 inch,
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Contributed by
LiveSquid
on 26 August, 2006 - 10:38pm
Last updated 3 September, 2006 - 9:21am
Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta
Beautiful shots and detail! You can find it in the guide
here
.
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Ashley Bradford
, 26 August, 2006 - 10:56pm
Okay, thanks... Ive never see
Okay, thanks... Ive never seen a spider like this. The way the abdomen is at a strange angle to the cephalothorax, the silver, orange, and green... It looks like its toxic as all get out. Like I said, Ive never seen this before and I found her (i assume) in my backyard. It kind of freaked me out.
The page you cited doesnt say if its harmful to me or not. I'll steer clear anyway and just look, but it would be nice to know if I should be concerned.
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LiveSquid
, 26 August, 2006 - 11:03pm
Not harmful
unless you're a small flying creature that might get caught in this web. There are very few spiders with venom that is potentially dangerous to humans, and none of them are orbweavers, so if you see an elaborate roundish web, you're definitely safe.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 27 August, 2006 - 7:23am