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Family: Araneidae
A Spined Micranthena building a web. This is a female (males do not spin webs).
Black spider with stacked abdomen that is white and spined on the dorsum.
Saw this weird looking spider while hiking in the woods, it seems to have
black body with a big, white, odd-shaped abdomen
Spined orb-weaver hanging around, ready for unsuspecting prey (me) to walk into ...
Black orb-weaver spider with spiky abdomen; this species may also be white or ...
A spiny orbweaver-like spider. The spider seemed to prefer shady, poor-lighted ...
Spider with his web strung across the trail, had to break up his happy little ...
In the process of making a web. Found in Mason Neck NWR.
Coolest spider I've ever seen in Iowa. Found at Maquoketa Caves State Park.
Small spider with pointed abdomen that looks like a shell
Spiky orb weaver with roughly vertical web.