hdawson1
Aug 15, 2007, 09:10 PM
What kind of spider is this? It's on our patio outside.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc200/hdawson1/spider.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc200/hdawson1/spider.jpg
hdawson1 Aug 15, 2007, 09:10 PM What kind of spider is this? It's on our patio outside. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc200/hdawson1/spider.jpg firmbeliever Aug 16, 2007, 02:07 AM I searched on the net and heres the info I found- Probably Neoscona genus http://bugguide.net/node/view/2034 Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Chelicerata Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Order Araneae (Spiders) Suborder Opisthothelae Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders) No Taxon (Entelegynes) Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers) Genus Neoscona Species domiciliorum (Spotted Orbweaver) Explanation of Names Latin: "of dwellings", genitive plural form of domicilium- "dwelling place" Size 7.2 - 16.2 mm (female) 8 - 9 mm (male) Identification More brightly colored than Neoscona crucifera, and with the part of the legs closest to the body bright red. Females "have a bright white or grayish yellow abdominal dorsum, with lateral wide, black stripes on each side." (Univeristy of Florida) Range "N. domiciliorum occurs southeast of a line drawn from Massachusetts to Indiana southwest to Texas." (UF) Internet References University of Florida describes differences between N. crucifera and N. domiciliorum. hdawson1 Aug 16, 2007, 06:29 AM Awesome! Thank you so much! Copyright ©2005-, Ask Me Help Desk
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