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Red spider with white and black striped legs - Araneus trifolium
Copyright © 2009 amym6188

Red spider with white and black striped legs - Araneus trifolium
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
October 2, 2009
Size: around size of a quarter
I'm very curious to find out the type of spider this is!
Contributed by amym6188 on 7 October, 2009 - 1:04am
Last updated 7 October, 2009 - 4:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 7 October, 2009 - 4:06pm

I cropped the picture for you
because it is a nice image. Please try to do that yourself next time
… margarethe brummermann, 7 October, 2009 - 4:06pm

Shamrock spider
Very nice specimen of the "shamrock spider," Araneus trifolium, one of the orb weavers in the Araneidae family.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 October, 2009 - 7:55am

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