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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Furrow spiders (Larinioides)
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Spider - Larinioides
Copyright © 2017 Roxie Aho

Spider - Larinioides
Oakdale, Washington County, Minnesota, USA
October 17, 2017
Suburb east of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Apartments and townhouses amid deciduous swamps. Background is aluminum garage door.

I recognize that the view is of the bottom, which makes identification more difficult.

Think the specimen may be dead. It was in exactly the same position a day later. I took the photo in the afternoon. That morning's temperature had dropped to 36 degrees F.
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Contributed by Roxie Aho on 18 October, 2017 - 7:19pm
Last updated 12 November, 2017 - 9:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 12 November, 2017 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

I agree with Larinoides sp.
She appears to be molting. Not "hairy" enough to be Neoscona sp. and the ventral markings are wrong for Neoscona. Neoscona have a "broken L" marking.
… Kali Clark, 19 October, 2017 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
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Upon closer inspection, now I can see the L. cornatus markings.
… Andrew Caudillo, 25 October, 2017 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

Looks like ...
Larinioides cornutus to me.
… Laura P., 19 October, 2017 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

Neoscona
Hi Roxie,
This is a weird angle! However, I can just make out the abdominal pattern. From what I see, I'd guess N. arabesca (possibly N. crucifera, but not sure). She may be molting, as they do not move for a while. Her body is not in the "death postion", and I think I see her carapace splitting some. She's a big, healthy girl though!
Have a good one,
… Andrew Caudillo, 19 October, 2017 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

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