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Barn Spider (Araneus cavaticus)
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Copyright © 2012
cherylmitchell
What kind of Spider? -
Araneus cavaticus
Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, USA
August 30, 2010
Size: Very large
These spiders are quite large and live in my barn.
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Contributed by
cherylmitchell
on 3 January, 2012 - 7:25am
Last updated 4 January, 2012 - 9:40am
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. I'm pretty sure. If you can get more images of these... including ventrals shots, they would be nice to have in the guide.
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Lynette Elliott
, 4 January, 2012 - 9:40am
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more shots
I'll have to wait until next summer to get more shots of these spiders. It's winter here and they are all gone now. Next summer I'll get more precise shots, for sure. Thank you for your help.
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cherylmitchell
, 4 January, 2012 - 10:23am
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Barn Spider (Araneus cavaticus)
is my guess.
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Lynette Elliott
, 3 January, 2012 - 8:38am
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Mine too
but I can't say for sure.
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John R. Maxwell
, 3 January, 2012 - 8:47am
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Any more views?
Ventral maybe?
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John R. Maxwell
, 3 January, 2012 - 7:50am
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