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    Aug 12, 2010, 10:17 AM
    Unknown Spider
    A spider built his nest on my deck. A strange spider, he is. Anyone know his name? The smaller pix on the right is his back.
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    Aug 12, 2010, 10:49 AM

    That IS a strange looking spider all right. Where are you located... as in Country, state etc... it can help with identifcation.
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    Aug 12, 2010, 12:53 PM
    Looks like a spined micrathena spider. There's about 100 species of micrathena. Check out this web page Spiderzrule
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    Aug 12, 2010, 01:15 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by smoothy View Post
    That IS a strange looking spider all right. Where are you located....as in Country, state etc...it can help with identifcation.
    Elizabethton, TN at the foot of Holston Mtn near Hwy 91N
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