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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Larinia » Larinia borealis
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who is this? - Larinia borealis - male
Copyright © 2007 Cathy Wilson

who is this? - Larinia borealis - Male
Metzger Marsh, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
September 1, 2007
Size: Tiny
This spider was on my car. I'd been birding the edge of lake Erie. I was parked beside a woodlot that sits close to the lake.
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Contributed by Cathy Wilson on 28 October, 2007 - 2:22pm
Last updated 16 October, 2008 - 7:46pm

Moved
Moved from Larinia.
… john and jane balaban, 16 October, 2008 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 December, 2007 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

What kind of spider is this?
What kind of spider is this?
… Samuel, 25 November, 2007 - 1:28am login or register to post comments

This reminds us of the orb weavers
in the genus Larinia. We will try to find out for sure which species, but Jeff may know immediately. Meanwhile check it out in the guide and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 28 October, 2007 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes! Thanks!
Sure looks like the Larinia directa in the guide. Excellent. Thanks so much, John and Jane.
… Cathy Wilson, 28 October, 2007 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks to be a male also
so we'll add that note.
… john and jane balaban, 28 October, 2007 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Alright - it's a Boy
I'll have to do some more research to see what the female looks like. It's all rather impressive that things so tiny have been sorted, sexed and categorized. And for me, the greater miracle is that a curious sixty-year old with a camera - has access to this information with the tap of a few keys. What a universe. Again, thanks.
… Cathy Wilson, 28 October, 2007 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

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