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Lattice Orbweaver (Araneus thaddeus)
Photo#238348
Copyright © 2008
William Donald Newton
This beautiful spider needs and ID, please! -
Araneus thaddeus
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Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
November 4, 2008
Size: 1/2 inch
These animals have "appeared" with marvelous housing right next to delicate webs.
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Contributed by
William Donald Newton
on 6 November, 2008 - 8:35pm
Last updated 29 October, 2012 - 11:01am
Yes that beautiful lattice home leads
us to suggest Araneus thaddeus, in the guide
here
. Nice find!
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john and jane balaban
, 6 November, 2008 - 9:53pm
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Wow!
Thanks for that prompt reply. Though I am a biologist by upbringing, spiders do give me the willies. I suppose it's childhood scares or the absolutely foreign morphology that "creeps me out". I will say, though, there are some absolutely gorgeous spiders in my back yard! Colors and patterns of colors are short of the fantastic!
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William Donald Newton
, 6 November, 2008 - 10:07pm
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