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		<title>Golden Orbweaver perhaps</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/18/golden-orbweaver-perhaps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mammoth bee-looking-spider
November 16, 2009
We stepped out of our house here in Pasadena, CA to go for a walk. In front of my neighbor&#8217;s house, we saw an insect moving on the sidewalk like Addams Family&#8217;s &#8220;The Thing.&#8221; You can hear it walking on the cement. I assumed that it might move fast when we had [...]


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		<title>Orchard Orbweaver</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/11/orchard-orbweaver-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[bright green spider
November 9, 2009
I found this spider hanging out on my front door when my sister came to visit today. I grabbed my camera so I could try to identify it.
Marie
Indiana
Hi Marie,
Your beautiful spider is an Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta.  You can find more information on BugGuide.





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		<title>Marbled Orbweaver and Suggestion</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/11/marbled-orbweaver-and-suggestion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/11/marbled-orbweaver-and-suggestion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[suggestion
November 10, 2009
I&#8217;m wondering if any of the other WTB addicts out there would agree with the idea that it would be cool to eliminate the bug&#8217;s name from the title of each submission, so that we can test our knowledge when we see the pic? Obviously it would be left in the body of [...]


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		<title>Marbled Orbweaver</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/marbled-orbweaver-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New friend in Iowa
November 7, 2009
This little guy has taken up residence on our porch, is he doomed with the onset of winter just around the corner?
Worried
Granger Iowa
Dear Worried,
We love your photo of a harmless Marbled Orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus.  It is a highly variable species, and BugGuide illustrates the variety quite nicely.
Update
Thank you Fennecky, for [...]


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		<title>Orbweaver eats her mate</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/27/orbweaver-eats-her-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/27/orbweaver-eats-her-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Spider is this
October 27, 2009
This spider eated his mate.
mr
Costa Mesa, CA
Dear mr,
We are uncertain what species of Orbweaver you have sent our way.  We couldn&#8217;t even say for sure if this is an Araneus.  Perhaps one of our readers can tell.  Your photos are amazing.  It isn&#8217;t unusual for female spiders to eat their [...]


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		<title>Golden Orbweaver</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/17/golden-orbweaver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/17/golden-orbweaver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Must see* &#8211; Garden spider laying eggs
October 16, 2009
North CarolinaThis garden spider is the only form of pest control we use in our veggie garden &#8211; we find a pest, and into the web it goes. My 5 year old loves to help too, he named her &#8220;yellow butt&#8221;. She was well fed enough this [...]


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		<title>Arrowshaped Micrathena</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/14/arrowshaped-micrathena-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/14/arrowshaped-micrathena-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a Spider or a Beetle?
October 13, 2009
About 2cm long, less than 1cm at the widest part
KC
Salem Ohio
Hi KC,
This is a spider known as the Arrowshaped Micrathena, Micrathena sagittata.





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		<title>Orbweaver</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/orbweaver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orange and Green Spider
October 11, 2009
I found this spider ON MY 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER! I have seen similar spiders outside our home at night but without the green diamond on the body. I live in Miami, Florida, USA. Please identify this spider so I can either find an exterminator or leave my worries behind!
Cristi [...]


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		<title>Another Spined Micrathena</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/07/another-spined-micrathena/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/07/another-spined-micrathena/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spined Micrathena
October 6, 2009
Dearest Bugman,
I just wanted to share a photo of this fashionable spider I found at my friend&#8217;s grandmother&#8217;s house on 8/16/09. I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s a Spined Micrathena.
shutterbug
Celina, OH
Hi shutterbug,
Thanks for sending us your photo of a Spined Micrathena.  We posted an image earlier today, and it is very nice to have [...]


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		<title>Spined Micrathena</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/06/spined-micrathena-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black horned spider
October 6, 2009
This beauty is spinning away in my side yard. She has a preportionally huge black abdomen with horns and light colored markings on it. The underside is cone-shaped and ridged.
Jennnifer In Nyack
Nyack, NY
Dear Jennifer,
Your spider is a Spined Micrathena, Micrathena gracilis, a harmless Spiny Orbweaver.





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