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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus
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Spider found above 12,000 feet - Araneus
Copyright © 2013 AJHARVEY

Spider found above 12,000 feet - Araneus
Near Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
September 21, 2013
Hard to get a good picture of the eye arrangement because of the spider's hairiness.

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Spider found above 12,000 feet - Araneus Spider found above 12,000 feet - Araneus
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Contributed by AJHARVEY on 23 September, 2013 - 11:19am
Last updated 24 September, 2013 - 8:46am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Interesting. Can you please tell us the size of this spider (legs not included). Also if you can do you think you can get a close-up of the ventral side of the spider? The scape is the most important part to get in focus.


In general it reminds me of A. saevus, but I'm not sure of that. Compare with
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2013 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

 
About 1.5-2cm, not including
About 1.5-2cm, not including the legs. The spider was let go so I didn't get a picture of the underside.
… AJHARVEY, 24 September, 2013 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

 
size is right
for one of the larger Araneus, so I think we're on the right track.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2013 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

 
It's not really clear in the
It's not really clear in the picture but the spider was making a sack that was more rounded and defined over the course of a day. It would not move from the sack so I'm guessing those were its eggs?
… AJHARVEY, 24 September, 2013 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
Egg sac
Yes, you are correct. That will add to the complexity of IDing this one since the do look different after they create an egg sac.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2013 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Looks like an orb weaver
Maybe genus Araneus. Interesting bulbous humps
… john and jane balaban, 23 September, 2013 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

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