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Spider - Acanthepeira stellata
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

Spider - Acanthepeira stellata
Cheboygan SP, Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA
September 4, 2006
Size: ~1cm
these spiders were literally everywhere. Taken on goldenrod near the shore/dune area.
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 8 September, 2006 - 11:00pm
Last updated 9 September, 2006 - 1:28pm

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Looks like Acantepeira stellata (Star-bellied Orbweaver) in the Araneidae family. It has 12 projections around the outer edge of the abdomen.
… John Davis, 8 September, 2006 - 11:56pm

 
Thanks John
Thanks John
… Tom Bentley, 9 September, 2006 - 1:28pm

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