Please help identify this spider found in Northern Maryland

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chadhayes Fallston, MD Aug 21, 2012

I saw this big mean looking spider in my back yard. Anyone know what it is? Is it poisonous? Thanks!

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Aug 21, 2012

It is an orbweaver in the family Araneidae. It is therefore harmless. Almost every spider you will ever see injects its poison into its prey, and occasionally into humans. This means that spiders are venomous. Almost every spider you will ever see, including this one, is not dangerous to humans.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 22, 2012

Probably Neoscona crucifera - http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/25778487

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