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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 on bean leaf - Araneus
Copyright © 2018 Dawn M Gerlica

Spider on bean leaf - Araneus
Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
August 10, 2018
Size: Dime sized

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Spider on bean leaf - Araneus Spider on bean leaf - Araneus Spider on bean leaf - Araneus
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Contributed by Dawn on 12 August, 2018 - 2:24pm
Last updated 13 August, 2018 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 August, 2018 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 August, 2018 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

The third view is the closest
The third view is the closest I got to its back. I'm trying to overcome my arachniphobia by taking pictures and learning about spiders so I'll pay more attention to pattern next time. The two humps on its back were where I focused.
… Dawn, 12 August, 2018 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Perfectly harmless and beneficial orb weaver
Did you get a dorsal image so we can see the pattern on its back?
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2018 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

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