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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus bonsallae
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Unknown Spider - Araneus bonsallae
Copyright © 2006 Jason Widlacki

Unknown Spider - Araneus bonsallae
Newport News, Virginia, USA
May 3, 2006
Size: approx. 1/4"
Any help with ID is appreciated!
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Contributed by Jason Widlacki on 3 May, 2006 - 6:47pm
Last updated 6 April, 2016 - 3:02pm

Moved
Moved from holding bin for green Araneus.
… john and jane balaban, 6 April, 2016 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Araneus juniperi.
… Lynette Elliott, 29 September, 2009 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Araneus cingulatus.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 August, 2006 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

BEAUTIFUL
looks like an orb weaver. maybe Araniella?
… Omar Fahmy, 3 May, 2006 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Reminds us of
Araneus cingulatus. Images can be found in the guide here. We'll crop this a little to get a larger view.
… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2006 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Abdominal pattern more like A. guttulatus
in Howell and Jenkins, page 146, but lacks the red bands on the legs.
… john and jane balaban, 13 August, 2006 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah
...
… Omar Fahmy, 3 May, 2006 - 11:15pm login or register to post comments

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