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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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Blue Ridge Parkway Spider - Araneus
Copyright © 2012 Keith Bradley

Blue Ridge Parkway Spider - Araneus
Blue Ridge Parkway near Mt. Pisgah, west of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
August 30, 2012
On side of road adjacent to hardwood forest
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Contributed by Keith Bradley on 25 October, 2012 - 8:16pm
Last updated 11 April, 2019 - 3:42pm

Moved to genus for now
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Chad Heins, 11 April, 2019 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 November, 2012 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Nice one. Do you have any images showing the front legs better. I'm specifically looking for good views of tibia II. See this article.

Also, about how big was this guy?
… Lynette Elliott, 26 October, 2012 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks. Unfortunately I only got a few shots before he got skittish and moved. Pretty big - maybe 2-3cm.
… Keith Bradley, 26 October, 2012 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

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Male orb weaver in Araneus ... not sure which one though, maybe A. saevus or nordmanni. Lets see what the others think.
… Laura P., 25 October, 2012 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

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