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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus tuscarora
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Male orbweaver - Araneus tuscarora - male
Copyright © 2020 Justin Shivers

Male orbweaver - Araneus tuscarora - Male
St. Johns, St Johns County, Florida, USA
August 28, 2020
Size: 6 mm body length

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Contributed by Justin Shivers on 31 August, 2020 - 7:59am
Last updated 8 September, 2023 - 8:18am

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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 September, 2023 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

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… G.B. Edwards, 21 September, 2020 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

Araneus sp.
I believe this is a male Araneus. It does not match Mangora, which has a more defined central area in the abdominal pattern. I am not sure of the species, as I have not been able to find a match, and it may be that the palp would need to be examined to confirm the species identity. I do not recall seeing this pattern in decades of looking at Florida spiders, so it could be something very interesting and/or rare to the state. But some of the small Araneus species have parts of their patterns that are similar to this one, so I suspect it is either a rare species or a rare color form.
… G.B. Edwards, 14 September, 2020 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I have captured a small male of this type
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… Luxomancer, 24 August, 2022 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Another one on iNaturalist
Dr. Edwards,

Thought you might be interested to see this observation of what appears to be a female of the same species, north of Pensacola. I found these photos while searching BugGuide for any similar looking Araneidae in the southeast.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79595797

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… Justin Williams, 23 May, 2021 - 2:40am login or register to post comments

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