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Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated silvery abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow and had stripes along the sides.<br /> <br /> Habitat: I nearly walked into this web as it was hanging between two trees on a hiking trail. Mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96278/orchard_spider_-_leucauge_venusta.html" title="Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/96278_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=c6urBNKesc7PjyZZT9mzA3I%2FwRw%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated silvery abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow and had stripes along the sides.<br /> <br /> Habitat: I nearly walked into this web as it was hanging between two trees on a hiking trail. Mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96279/orchard_spider_-_leucauge_venusta.html Geotagged,Leucauge,Leucauge venusta,Orchard spider,Summer,United States,orbweaver,spider" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Leucauge venusta,Orchard spider,Summer,United States,spider Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta

Beautiful spider with an elongated silvery abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow and had stripes along the sides.

Habitat: I nearly walked into this web as it was hanging between two trees on a hiking trail. Mixed forest

Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta Beautiful spider with an elongated silvery abdomen that was marked with yellow, black, and green. The cephalothorax was yellow and had stripes along the sides.<br /> <br /> Habitat: I nearly walked into this web as it was hanging between two trees on a hiking trail. Mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96279/orchard_spider_-_leucauge_venusta.html Geotagged,Leucauge,Leucauge venusta,Orchard spider,Summer,United States,orbweaver,spider

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    Patomarazul
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    Woow! Nice angle! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! I was lucky that it was at eye-level. Posted 5 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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Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 22, 2020. Captured Jun 21, 2020 19:51 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/197s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.