Orchard Spider (Leucauge argyra)
This very common spider found throughout the woodlands of the American Southeast is often confused with two very similar but not closely related species - the mabel orchard spider (Leucange mabelae) and the venusta orchard spider (Leucange venusta). The easiest identification tool is the pattern on the back of the abdomen: it has three lines on the abdomen that run parallel only about halfway across the abdomen. Completely harmless to humans, it is most often encountered in gardens, woodlands and wetlands. This one was photographed in the Corkscrew Swamp outside of Naples, Florida.
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Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Arthropoda, Chelicerata, L. argyra, Leucange mabelae, Leucange venusta, Leucauge, Leucauge argyra, Plesiometa argyra, Tetragnathidae, animal, arachnophobia, beautiful, beauty, bug, chelicerate, crab spider, critter, entelegyne, fauna, hunter, killer, long-jawed orb weaver, mabel orchard spider, natural, nature, orb weaver, orchard spider, predator, prey, silver, spots, spotted, stinger, stinging, true spider, venomous, wild, wildlife
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