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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 14, 2009

This spider is living on a tomato plant in Flushing, NY. It is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches. The color is not totally true because it was taken very early morning with fill flash. Does anyone know what kind it is?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 14, 2009

This is an orb-weaving spider (family Araneidae) in the genus Araneus, possibly a shamrock orb weaver, Araneus trifolium - see http://tinyurl.com/qprzpa for an image. This species, like many in the genus, can be highly variable in appearance.

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 14, 2009

Thanks, suunto!

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