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orchard orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

Classification

Order
Araneae

Leucauge venusta, known as the orchard orbweaver spider, is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Colombia, along the East coast, reaching into the central US, also in South Asia. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center. It is distinctively colored, with leaf-green legs and sides (which can sometimes vary to a dark green or even orange).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 17,179Canada · 1,527Netherlands · 2