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Orbweaver Spider Identification - Larinioides patagiatus

Lac La Belle, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
July 21, 2014

I noticed this beautiful orbweaver spider at 1:30 p.m. It was hanging on some sedges. The sedges were present, but the water had dried up.
I took a few pictures of the spider and it didn't react at all. I finally figured it was probably paralyzed by a spider wasp. A few minutes
later, the spider wasp flew to the spider. I felt bad for the spider because I knew what was in store for it. It was a boreal habitat and
was near some cliffs where a pair of Peregrine Falcons were nesting. The location is in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Lake
Superior. I know I shouldn't interfere with Nature, but if I had taken the spider would it have recovered from its' paralyses? Thank you.

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Contributed by Lynn Murphy on 29 July, 2014 - 9:33pm
Last updated 7 August, 2014 - 2:34pm

Moved

Moved from Spiders.

… Laura P., 7 August, 2014 - 2:34pm

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Moved for the experts

Moved from True Spiders. I've moved your Larinioides to the location where it is most likely to get narrowed further.

… Chad Heins, 31 July, 2014 - 10:53am

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True Spiders

Hi Chad,

Can you tell me the difference between True Spiders and other spiders?
Thanks, Lynn Murphy

… Lynn Murphy, 31 July, 2014 - 5:04pm

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Yes

or at least I can direct you to the info page for the mygalomorphs: http://bugguide.net/node/view/46198

… Chad Heins, 31 July, 2014 - 5:08pm

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True Spiders and Others

Thanks for your reply Chad. --Lynn Murphy

… Lynn Murphy, 1 August, 2014 - 4:30pm

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Looks to be in the genus

Larinioides

… john and jane balaban, 29 July, 2014 - 9:56pm

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Orbweaver Spider Identification

John and Jane, Thank you for the identification. --Lynn Murphy

… Lynn Murphy, 29 July, 2014 - 10:04pm

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