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arrowshaped micrathena

Micrathena sagittata

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae

Micrathena sagittata, also known as the arrow-shaped micrathena, is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is found in the eastern United States and throughout Central America. This is a striking spider with a distinctive arrow-shaped abdomen which is largely yellow, with black depressions above and variable red and black patterning below.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2,355Mexico · 157Canada · 107