Insect and Spider Identification: please help identify this spider

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bradmxz
marystown
Canada

January 19, 2013 5:11 AM

there are about a dozen of theses spiders in my crawlspace some bigger some smaller. i added the loonie to the tub for sizing. any help is appreciated.

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Flapdoodle
Minot, ND

January 19, 2013 7:18 AM

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It's a long-jawed orb weaver (family Tetragnathidae) in the genus Meta - http://www.educationquizzes.com/library/Nature/Insects_and_S...
These spiders build their webs in very dark places and often are found near the entrances of caves.

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