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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on September 12, 2011, 07:51:43 PM

Title: Orb Weaver of some kind...
Post by: Rob'in'To on September 12, 2011, 07:51:43 PM

Orb Weaver of some kind...  Common perhaps?  Or something else?  Far too many Spiders in Ontario.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/spider2.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/spider1-1.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/spider-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Orb Weaver of some kind...
Post by: gary yankech on October 30, 2011, 08:22:51 PM

looks like a cross spider but not absolutely sure.....these are a few photos I took of a spider that look very similar. I agree, there are many spiders in Ontario, not enough literature on them. I worked with Tom Mason from the zoo this summer doing  spider surveys.  Spiders are very interesting.


(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/4980910161_455cedf1ec.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/4980910161/)
cross spider, Araneus diadematus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/4980910161/) by Gary Yankech (http://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5045842350_2d4f76f642.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/5045842350/)
cross spider (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/5045842350/) by Gary Yankech (http://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

Cya
Gary Yankech