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Spider - Micrathena gracilis
Copyright © 2014 Wade Clark

Spider - Micrathena gracilis
apollo, armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 19, 2014
Size: approx3/8 inch
Found this little guy hanging around in a hedge row in the yard.
Contributed by Wade Clark on 19 July, 2014 - 4:27pm
Last updated 20 July, 2014 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 20 July, 2014 - 11:37pm

Micrathena
Looks like Micrathena to me... reference (i.e.: guess) HERE
… Michael Battenberg, 19 July, 2014 - 4:51pm

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