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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius)
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Beautiful Mottled-Green Orb Weaver? - Araneus bicentenarius
Copyright © 2010 Nicole Burton

Beautiful Mottled-Green Orb Weaver? - Araneus bicentenarius
Winnabow, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
June 12, 2010
Size: Quarter-sized and FAT!
My husband and I found this WILD looking spider at the EV-HENWOOD Nature Reserve today! It was about the size of a quarter and looked extremely well-fed! The best I can tell from my research this is some kind of orb weaver, but I'm hoping someone can verify this for me! :)

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Contributed by Nicole Burton on 12 June, 2010 - 6:41pm
Last updated 9 December, 2010 - 12:21am

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How about Araneus bicentenarius
in the guide here?
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WOW! That's it! Thank you s
WOW! That's it! Thank you so much! :)
… Nicole Burton, 12 June, 2010 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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