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    hdawson1 Posts: 31, Reputation: 6
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    Aug 15, 2007, 09:10 PM
    Another what kind of spider ?
    What kind of spider is this? It's on our patio outside.
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    Aug 16, 2007, 02:07 AM
    I searched on the net and here's 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.
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    Aug 16, 2007, 06:29 AM
    Awesome! Thank you so much!
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