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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Lattice Orbweaver (Araneus thaddeus)
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Male Orb Weaver - Araneus thaddeus - male
Copyright © 2011 Bruce Marlin

Male Orb Weaver - Araneus thaddeus - Male
Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
September 6, 2011
Size: 8mm

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 6 September, 2011 - 9:28pm
Last updated 2 September, 2014 - 3:11am

Moved
Moved from Araneus.
… Laura P., 2 September, 2014 - 3:11am login or register to post comments

A. pegnia?
A. pegnia or something similar would be my first thought.
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 27 March, 2012 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

 
A. pegnia?
Yes the pattern sure looks right. 8 mm is a bit large. They are supposed to be around 5 mm for the males. That's a pretty big size difference if the measurement wasn't a guess. From old comments I see that A. thaddeus males look pretty much the same. Here are some comments copied from image #467383

When reading Levi and comparing these two images (Levi says the males of these two species can't be separated by color pattern) I find one fairly easy way to tell these males apart (assuming the abdominal pattern will vary). Males of A. pegnia have shorter legs, with tibia II being shorter (2.9 mm) and thicker than that of A. thaddeus (3.7 mm). Also, A. thaddeus has a slight curve to tibia II.

Tibia II looks a little curved here doesn't it?
… Lynette Elliott, 27 March, 2012 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll buy the slight curve.
I'll buy the slight curve.
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 27 March, 2012 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lattice Orbweaver.
… Bruce Marlin, 7 October, 2011 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

small male Araneus
Any females in the area?
… Lynette Elliott, 8 September, 2011 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

 
Alas
No. I'll look again though.
… Bruce Marlin, 8 September, 2011 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Bruce Marlin, 7 September, 2011 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

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