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Cross Orb Weaver

Araneus diadematus

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Description:

A beautiful orb weaver spider in my yard, chomping on an unfortunate victim's head until I disturbed him, then he continued munching soon after.

Habitat:

My Central Massachusetts' yard

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Kyle A
Kyle A 9 years ago
Cross Orb Weaver
Araneus diadematus Species Araneus diadematus - Cross Orbweaver - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Kyle A
Kyle A 9 years ago

You are very welcome. They are very pretty spiders.

KellyHultmanWagner
KellyHultmanWagner 9 years ago

Thanks to Kyle A for ID help

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KellyHultmanWagner

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Sep 13, 2014
Submitted on Sep 13, 2014

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