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Orb-weaving spider

Family Araneidae

Spotting Image 1

2 Species ID Suggestions

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CarlWray-Carnes
CarlWray-Carnes 11 years ago
Banana Spider or Golden silk orb-weaver
Nephila clavipes Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Orb-weaving spider
Family Araneidae Family Araneidae - Orb Weavers - BugGuide.Net


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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Hi there. I'm afraid this is not Nephila clavipes. Their range only goes north to about North Carolina and they look MUCH different than this. Your spider is definitely an orb-weaving spider but I can't take the ID further than the family level.

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Egyptflower
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Egyptflower

New York, USA

Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Sep 26, 2012

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