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The Orchard spider This colorful creepy crawler you would think would be a snap to ID. Good luck? Alabama,Leucauge venusta,Orchard spider,beautiful,colorful,colors,fauna,insect,insects,macro,nature Click/tap to enlarge

The Orchard spider

This colorful creepy crawler you would think would be a snap to ID. Good luck?

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
    Lion
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    Also known as an Orchard spider, their colouring can vary considerably, this is one of the prettier ones!
     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View DannyLong's profile
      DannyLong
      Lion
      View Lion class
      Thanks again Claire. Wonderfully quick ID. Posted 11 years ago

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The Orchard spider

The orchard spider is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Panama, along the East coast, reaching into the central US. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Apr 30, 2014. Captured Jun 14, 2013 15:24.
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  • NIKON D3100
  • f/5.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO640
  • 36mm