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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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Please help Identify - Araneus
Copyright © 2018 Jdayna

Please help Identify - Araneus
Lantzville , Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
October 18, 2018
Looking to have someone identify this spider for me. It was taken on a 2" fence post on our farm. It's very large and it moves quite quickly, seems to be very athletic. The only stripes/bands on this spider are the white ones on his/her legs. Its base color is black and has sparatic tan colored hairs over his/her body and legs. Very curious to know the name of it. Thank you for your help.
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Contributed by Jdayna on 29 October, 2018 - 12:26am
Last updated 29 October, 2018 - 3:58pm

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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 October, 2018 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Perfectly harmless and beneficial orb weaver
male, genus Araneus. Will have to think more about possible species
… john and jane balaban, 29 October, 2018 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

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