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Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)
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Copyright © 2013
loriquaid
Points on spider abdomen -
Micrathena gracilis
Clear Creek Metropark, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
September 2, 2013
Please help me identify this spider. It almost looks like there is a dead bug stuck on the points of the spider's abdomen.
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Contributed by
loriquaid
on 2 September, 2013 - 7:48pm
Last updated 3 September, 2013 - 8:21am
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Lynette Elliott
, 3 September, 2013 - 8:21am
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Spined Micrathena
It looks like a Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)
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S Moorman
, 2 September, 2013 - 7:59pm
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Thanks!
I appreciate your help.
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loriquaid
, 2 September, 2013 - 8:34pm
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