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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » holding bin--ventral sides only
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Dangerous? Just curious
Copyright © 2015 zonwarrior

Dangerous? Just curious
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 21, 2015
Size: 1 inch
Saw this big guy making a web. Just curious, is it poisonous to humans?
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Contributed by zonwarrior on 21 September, 2015 - 8:12pm
Last updated 4 April, 2019 - 3:15pm

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
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Perfectly harmless and beneficial orb weaver
likely genus Neoscona, and probably N. crucifera - and it's a gal
… john and jane balaban, 21 September, 2015 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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