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Araneus species?

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Species:
Araneus species? (VF)
(possibly a member of the A. acuminatus/A. poltyoides group)
Family:
Araneidae
(formerly Argiopidae)
Body length:
female: about 5 mm
male: about 3 mm
Habitat:
This species probably builds a small orb web
Toxicity:
Unknown but probably harmless
Araneus species?
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Side view

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: several small araneid species with oval abdomens.

Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 27 March 2009.