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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus guttulatus
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Beautiful Spider - Araneus guttulatus
Copyright © 2011 Betsy Betros

Beautiful Spider - Araneus guttulatus
Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 13, 2009
This was on the side of a car in the parking lot at my office. So, don't know if it originated there or elsewhere. Beautiful coloration. Olathe is on the west side of the Kansas City region.
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Contributed by Betsy Betros on 18 October, 2011 - 3:16pm
Last updated 2 April, 2016 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from holding bin for green Araneus.
… john and jane balaban, 2 April, 2016 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Araneus guttulatus. I think it's fair to move this here for now. Thanks for contacting the spider expert in KS. We'll think about those comments.

One thing about A. guttulatus that doesn't match this spider... is that the description says carapace yellow... and this specimen certainly looks green. However, pattern looks pretty odd for A. cingulatus.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 October, 2011 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Lynette
Such beautiful spiders...too bad they hide their true identities out of range of the general photographer! :-)
… Betsy Betros, 27 October, 2011 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Wow, nice find.
… Lynette Elliott, 18 October, 2011 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

Great find - we're envious!
Looks to be Araneus guttulatus
… john and jane balaban, 18 October, 2011 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Spider ID
I sent my photo to a spider expert in Kansas, Bruce Cutler, and he suggested the following:

"Neat spider image the small Araneus are an interesting group. Many are high arboreal and are most easily collected from mud dauber nests. We have about 8 spp. in KS. Really need genitalia for identification, but the lack of black pigment on the abdomen makes me think it is Araneus cingulatus.”

It is fun to think about mud daubers being a great tool to find elusive spiders!
… Betsy Betros, 27 October, 2011 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

 
Wow
Wasn't expecting that quick of a turn around on ID! A new data point for Kansas! Thanks!
… Betsy Betros, 18 October, 2011 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

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