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Orb-weaver spider

Araneidae

Description:

Smaller than a dime green and black legs almost look as though they have lichen on them very well camoflauged

Habitat:

mostly any wooded area

Notes:

This guy just about got sat on before i noticed him. I grabbed some shots then moved him to another location. I was glad to get these shots despite im terrified of spiders.

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2 Comments

Daacwen
Daacwen 11 years ago

thanks i was shocked i liked it so much but it intrigued me

kyrontf
kyrontf 11 years ago

Beautiful spider! One of the color variations of Eustala anastera.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/35294

Daacwen
Spotted by
Daacwen

Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jan 15, 2013
Submitted on Jan 15, 2013

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