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Spined Micrathena

Micrathena gracilis

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Description:

small

Habitat:

Congeree Swamp

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Atul
Atul 12 years ago
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis Spined Micrathena,http://www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse//spinorb.html


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5 Comments

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

These fellows are so weird & cool!
Nice find!

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LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Woah that's wild! Looks like some kind of alien. Awesome pictures, and amazing spider!

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ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Thanks Atul!!

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ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Thanks Dan...yeah, I think you're right. I'll try to figure it out. I didn't realize that those little crab-like spiders looked like this when on the move.

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I think its Gasteracantha. This site is a good place to search.
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/gaste...

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ceherzog
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ceherzog

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 21, 2011
Submitted on Jul 21, 2011

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