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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus
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spider found in a back yard east kootenays August 2012 - Araneus
Copyright © 2012 Roger Mitchell

spider found in a back yard east kootenays August 2012 - Araneus
Cranbrook, East kootenays, British Columbia, Canada
August 21, 2012
Size: fingernail
Argiope? is there a comprehensive book on North American/Canadian spiders with great pictures? Most books appear to have usually only 10-12 common varieties? thanks
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Contributed by Roger Mitchell on 21 August, 2012 - 11:06pm
Last updated 23 August, 2012 - 9:15am

Moved to Araneus
Moved from Spiders. I'm not sure if this is A. saevus or A. nordmanni. They can both look pretty similar. I'd like to leave it a genus level for now.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 August, 2012 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyron Basu, 23 August, 2012 - 1:44am login or register to post comments

Araneus
Unfortunately I can't help you with the book, but this spider is an orb weaver in genus Araneus. Perhaps A. saevus:

or A. normanni:


Someone may be able to tell you more.
… Kyron Basu, 21 August, 2012 - 11:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree,
A. saevus looks like the better match to me.
… Laura P., 21 August, 2012 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

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