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    Communities > Forums > Insect and Spider Identification
    Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 31
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    greycastleberry
    Chelsea, MA

    September 25, 2011 9:27 AM

    Post #8823288

    Hello! I almost walked right into this guy or gal's web this morning. Its abdomen is about 1/2" long. It actually has a fly caught under it. Yum. I live in Boston, MA and it's one of the biggest spiders I've seen around here.

    This message was edited Sep 25, 2011 12:29 PM

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    kwanjin
    West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a)

    September 25, 2011 9:54 AM

    Post #8823302

    An Orb Weaver in the Araneus genus. A very beneficial spider.

    sallyg

    sallyg
    Anne Arundel,, MD (Zone 7a)

    September 26, 2011 6:53 PM

    Post #8825764

    Gorgeous pic by the way
    bokisan
    Colorado Springs, CO (Zone 4b)

    September 26, 2011 7:56 PM

    Post #8825860

    i just spied a big one on my building today, ... one of the largest i've seen,

    abdomen, from a distance looks easily an honest inch in diameter, probably bigger

    i'm going to photograph her

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