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Orchard Orb-weaver

Leucauge venusta

Description:

Approx total length 2cm (head and body)

Habitat:

In heliconia beachside, Barra Del Colorado Wildlife Refuge. Near Cano Palma

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6 Comments

manuelariasarias77
manuelariasarias77 10 years ago

Thanks for the suggestions CaseySullivan, SachindraUmesh, LarryGraziano, JanineLingTurnerand ForestDragon.
We thought the head looked a little different from the online image, which is why we just stuck to Leucauge for so long!

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 10 years ago

wow! awesome spotting!

JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner 10 years ago

i vote Leucauge venusta, larry's orchard orb weaver!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 10 years ago

Looks like it could possibly be an Orchard Orb Weaver spider.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Lovely photos! Genus Leucauge for sure. Not sure which are in your area. They are very pretty spiders.

Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 19, 2013
Submitted on Nov 19, 2013

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