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Elphaba Rockport, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 16, 2009

I call these ghost spiders b/c they are powdery white, and I usually see them at night. Does anybody know the real name? Thanks!

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Elphaba Rockport, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 16, 2009

Here's another view.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jul 16, 2009

Not sure what kind of spider it is, but if it eats june bugs, it must be a good guy.

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drrex Irvine, CA Jul 16, 2009

This looks like if could be an orb weaver (family Araneidae) in the genus Araneus. There are many species in this genus, so I'm not sure about an exact ID. Perhaps someone else knows.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 17, 2009

It is very difficult to make a specific i.d. from images such as these, unless the spider in question is so distinct that it cannot be confused with anything else. In this instance, there also are a few species in the genus Neoscona that have a similar appearance - see http://tinyurl.com/nthr9w and http://tinyurl.com/lgoald for examples.

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