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Venusta Orchard Spider

Leucauge venusta

Description:

Flecks of teal on underside of a yellow, white and black abdomen. Beautiful green legs. http://www.spiderzrule.com/venusta.htm

Habitat:

Hanging out by the lilies. "The Orchard spider (Leucauge venusta) is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Panama, along the East coast, reaching into the central US. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucauge_ve...


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4 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Welcome..!!

iPlayBanjoNow
iPlayBanjoNow a year ago

Thank you!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Last picture is learning lesson..!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Nice macro..!!

Hudson, New York, USA

Lat: 42.25, Long: -73.79

Spotted on Jun 24, 2011
Submitted on Jun 24, 2011

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