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Tampa, Florida, USA
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I'm not positive on aurifer. I don't think it's exclamans because exclamans have dark antennae with orange tips. In this photo these seem to have all orange antennae.
Very nice! I think it's Polistes aurifer which is orange in the southern most part of California and black everywhere else in California. http://bugguide.net/node/view/24972/bgim...
Paper wasps don't cover the cells of their nest. This looks like a yellowjacket nest. Possibly genus Dolichovespula
Good identifying points on spiders are, of course, ventral and dorsal views, but also eye arrangement is very important for some spiders. This little lady just happens to have an abdomen that is identifiable to genus with this ventral view.
All I know is that they are beautiful!
Good looking creature! Beautiful photo!
Nice shots! Looking at the the eye arrangement and spinnerettes of this spider makes me think it is a Funnel Web Spider, Family Agelenidae. Possible Genus Agelenopsis, a Grass Spider. http://bugguide.net/node/view/2001/bgima...
Yep, in the Genus Trachelas. One of the Ground Sac Spiders.
The shape of the body reminds me of the Genus Philodromus.
Great photo!
