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Arrowshaped Micrathena Spider

Micrathena sagittata

Description:

A little over 1/2 inch. Arrow/thorn shaped on circular web. (Orb weaver spider)

Habitat:

Woodlands in the Poconos, PA

Notes:

3rd spider of this kind found.

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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

It looks like you found a whole colony of Micrathenas!

annorion
annorion 11 years ago

Wow what a large spinneret!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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