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Curious if you know what spider this may be? It’s the largest I think I’ve ever seen in the wild, probably as long as a nickel and about as wide a...
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Asked August 25, 2020, 1:22 PM EDT
Curious if you know what spider this may be? It’s the largest I think I’ve ever seen in the wild, probably as long as a nickel and about as wide as a dime.
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
The photo lacks the detail needed for us to provide a certain identification. Based upon what we can see, we have concluded the spider is an orbweaver (family Araneidae). The one in the photos resembles a barn spider (Araneus cavaticus) but we can't be sure of that.
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