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Micrathena gracilis
A very strange looking orb weaver. Its back is nearly all white giving it a resemblance to bird droppings. The abdomens can get quite large and moving around without the web can be very cumbersome.
I believe they are normally found in light to moderately dense wooded areas.
These little spikey spiders are abundant on the disc golf courses of SE Michigan.
Spotted on Mar 12, 2012
Submitted on Mar 12, 2013
4 Comments
Wow!
Very nice!
I had to share with you my only spot of this spider. Thanks!http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13826575
I love these kinds. I found one last summer. I use to be afraid of spiders. My first photo was a Black and Yellow Garden Spider Aug. 2011 when I took up nature photography.. I was shaking and sweating. If you look at my spider spots, I like my spiders now. Spring come quickly.