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What kind of spider?

Started By T.C. , Nov 12 2016 11:48 AM

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#1 Offline T.C. - Posted November 12 2016 - 11:48 AM

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Does anyone know what kind of spider this is? I found a few and some were even larger than this one!

 


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#2 Offline Mdrogun - Posted November 12 2016 - 12:06 PM

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I don't really have any experience ID'ing spider but this looks like an Araneidae or orb weaver spider


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#3 Offline Salmon - Posted November 13 2016 - 2:06 PM

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That appears to be Larinioides sclopetarius, or bridge orbweaver. They're really common on manmade structures and dead branches near bodies of water.
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