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Red-Legged Spider - Neoscona domiciliorum
Copyright © 2006 Ashley Bradford

Red-Legged Spider - Neoscona domiciliorum
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 9, 2006
I spotted this large-ish spider hanging out in the middle of its web, but as soon as it saw me, it headed rapidly upward to then hide beneath a leaf. I didn't notice the red legs until I got it on the computer monitor - wow! And the shading of the cross pattern on its back appears amazingly three dimensional. What is it?
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 10 September, 2006 - 8:28pm
Last updated 9 September, 2008 - 7:29pm

Moved
Moved from Spotted Orbweavers.
… john and jane balaban, 9 September, 2008 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Hooray
thanks for the updated ID! =)
… Ashley Bradford, 10 September, 2008 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

I'm not 100% sure,
but check out Neoscona domiciliorum. Others in the genus are also similar.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 10 September, 2006 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

 
That
would be my guess, too.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 7 October, 2006 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

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