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Unidentified Spider - Araneus marmoreus
Copyright © 2011 Earl Orf

Unidentified Spider - Araneus marmoreus
Dunning Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
October 8, 2011
Size: about an inch
This spider was resting on the side of our house in Northern Minnesota at around 4:30 PM.
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Contributed by Earl Orf on 14 October, 2011 - 9:48pm
Last updated 15 October, 2011 - 10:22am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 October, 2011 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

Must be an old female Araneus marmoreus
Their body shrivels when they lay their eggs. The color is unusual, so let's wait to see what Lynette says.
… john and jane balaban, 15 October, 2011 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

 
Araneus
Since the pattern is so hidden due to the shriveled abdomen I wasn't sure how to tell Araneus marmoreus from A. trifolium, but then I realized that A. marmoreus has more of that brown femur while A. trifolium has that large white band.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 October, 2011 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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