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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius)
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What kind of spider is this? - Araneus bicentenarius
Copyright © 2013 Jeff Torrey

What kind of spider is this? - Araneus bicentenarius
Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 15, 2013
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Contributed by Jeff Torrey on 15 August, 2013 - 7:34pm
Last updated 2 September, 2014 - 2:40pm

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Laura P., 2 September, 2014 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 26 November, 2013 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2013 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

Another possibility
is Araneus bicentenarius
… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2013 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

Perfectly harmless, beneficial, and beautiful orb weaver
Maybe Araneus saevus? See what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2013 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

 
I dont know enough...
But that spider has lots of hair on the legs. This one seems to be bare.


Now I look close, there are hairs there... Could be a winner!

I really thought it was an amazing looking spider. I'm happy the chickens didn't get him/her
… Jeff Torrey, 15 August, 2013 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

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