Which is this orange-black-white spider?

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Aug 20, 2016

I have had this spider in the yard for many years now. Which is this? Notice the hairy whiskers on the hind legs.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 20, 2016

Looks like a long-jawed orb weaver (family Tetragnathidae) in the genus Opadometa - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opadometa_fastigata_in_Kadavoor.jpg

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Aug 22, 2016

Thanks again Flap. It is, but notice the thin hairs I pointed out in my photos, not the black ones.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 22, 2016

Because of the angle from which the image in the wikimedia article was taken those hairs are not easily seen. Enlarge the image, and look just above the spider's leg that is sticking out at a right angle to its body (spider's right leg; left side of image)...
BTW, that was a very nice photo you took!

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Aug 23, 2016

Right. Observed it. The tiny hairs are overlapping the leg in front of it. Did you also observe closely after I inquired?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 24, 2016

I double-checked to be certain...

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Aug 24, 2016

Many thanks. Will post the image in the BF. Hope the entry is available. Will check later.

@kennedyh, would you kindly create an entry for this please?



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