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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus nordmanni
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Paralyzed Orb Weaver - Araneus nordmanni
Copyright © 2005 Philippe Moniotte

Paralyzed Orb Weaver - Araneus nordmanni
Acadia Ntl park, Maine, USA
July 23, 2005
This orb weaver spider had just been paralyzed by an Episyron sp. Spider Wasp, and was being dragged around by same, when I found it on the slopes of Acadia moutain. I could not find a real match for it in the guide or lsewhere on the web. Any idea ?

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Paralyzed Orb Weaver - Araneus nordmanni Paralyzed Orb Weaver - Episyron biguttatus - female Paralyzed Orb Weaver - Episyron biguttatus - female
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Contributed by Philippe Moniotte on 31 October, 2005 - 1:16pm
Last updated 20 July, 2007 - 4:47pm

Moved
Moved from Episyron biguttatus.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 20 July, 2007 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Araneus nordmanni.
… Nick Fensler, 20 July, 2007 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

Updated
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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 24 August, 2006 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

Araneus sp.
I fear I (personally) cannot get it to a species, but it is definintely an Araneus genus spider. The "shoulders" on the front portion of the abdomen are characteristic for this genus of spiders.

Unfortunately, identifying most orb weavers is quite problematic, as the ID is usually made by an expert making a microscopic inspection of the genitalia. However, one of our experts MIGHT be able to give some potentially more specific IDs/guesses. :)

Very cool find and observation! Not many people get to see a spider wasp with its prey. Thanks for posting this!
… Christopher Hunt, 31 October, 2005 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Araneus
Thanks for your reply. Araneus sp. is already a vast improvement over simply "araneid" !

Philippe
… Philippe Moniotte, 1 November, 2005 - 2:01am login or register to post comments

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