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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Araneus saevus
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Need some help with this humped spider ID - Araneus saevus
Copyright © 2013 James Reben

Need some help with this humped spider ID - Araneus saevus
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
July 21, 2013
Size: +/-6.5mm
The closest thing I can find (Cat-faced) in the guide, so far, seems impossible due to location, and it seems to not have the correct marks.
I know many of these weavers vary a lot, so maybe an expert will know right away?
It was sitting in a large orb web on a vertical screen panel. The web was nearly 18"-24" across, and fairly neat.
It did not flinch even a little while I took pictures.
I went back about 50 minutes later to get a measurement, and both spider and web were gone without a trace!

FYI, Each hole of screen it is on, is 1mm exactly, so size was figured by counting squares.

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Contributed by James Reben on 21 July, 2013 - 12:04pm
Last updated 12 August, 2013 - 9:45am

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… James Reben, 12 August, 2013 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

Check out Araneus saevus
and see what you think
… john and jane balaban, 21 July, 2013 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Araneus saevus
seems right! Not sure how I missed that while browsing...

Even had a male here once...


Thank you.
… James Reben, 21 July, 2013 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

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