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Giant Lichen Orbweaver

Posted by September 2nd, 2006 at 12:00 am

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Hi, I’m having trouble identifying this rather large spider we found on our house in the mountains of North Carolina. A type of Araneus? Thanks,
Maryann

Hi Maryann,
You are correct. This is Araneus bicentenarius, the Giant Lichen Orbweaver. Bugguide has some excellent images of this species.

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