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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Cave Orb Weavers (Meta)
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Does this spider pose a health risk? - Meta
Copyright © 2011 Frank Santora

Does this spider pose a health risk? - Meta
Newfoundland, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
July 6, 2011
Size: .75-1"

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Does this spider pose a health risk? - Meta Does this spider pose a health risk? - Meta
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Contributed by Frank Santora on 6 July, 2011 - 10:24pm
Last updated 7 July, 2011 - 3:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 July, 2011 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Meta
It reminds me of Meta in which case it does not pose a health risk, but maybe a dorsal shot or shot of the web would be more helpful, or look around here and see what you think http://bugguide.net/node/view/266661/bgimage
… screws, 7 July, 2011 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

 
Orb weaver and it IS NOT welcome
I think this is in fact the orb weaver you suggest and after some initial research this is a spider that can colonize in large numbers and produce "ulcerated painful" bites ... not something that gets to live in close proximity to my baby. I catch and release 99.999% but I'm not risking this one... I can already see several more and they are BIG arachnids.
… Frank Santora, 7 July, 2011 - 12:55am login or register to post comments

 
?
Where are you getting your information? This is news to me (that Meta poses any kind of health risk) and I suspect some media sensationalism here....
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 July, 2011 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
This spider is not known to be of any medical significance.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 July, 2011 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

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