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gunslinger
05-17-2007, 11:54 PM
I just returned from a week long snake sampling trip.............but I took the liberty of also finding many cool spiders.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s312/lstgnslinger17/DSCN0963.jpg
These beauties were all over in one Indiana State Park

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s312/lstgnslinger17/DSCN0936.jpg
This one was in Indiana as well, clinging to a monstrous rock formation

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s312/lstgnslinger17/DSCN0953.jpg
Same Indiana Park

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s312/lstgnslinger17/DSCN1029.jpg
From a different Indiana site.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s312/lstgnslinger17/DSCN1001.jpg
These things were all over a lake's shore line in Illinois.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s312/lstgnslinger17/DSCN1014.jpg
This one is very similiar to the previous spider, but without red cheliceral margins, and found in a completely different habitat. Not sure to species on any of these, havent had the time to look as of yet.
EK2
05-18-2007, 02:01 AM
excellent photos. what did you use?
buthus
05-18-2007, 05:10 AM
Great photos :cool:
Have an ID for the 1st spider? Some sort of orbweaver?
gunslinger
05-18-2007, 10:20 AM
My camera is a Nikon Coolpix 4600, I got it on Ebay for like 60 bucks used. Works pretty well and I dont have any problems with beating it up :)

Im gonna dig out my ID guide tonite and work on some ID's, found many other spiders I didnt post here that Im interested in keying out.
8+)
05-18-2007, 11:01 AM
Great photos :cool:
Have an ID for the 1st spider? Some sort of orbweaver?


Looks like an Orchard Spider to me - Leucauge sp., probably venusta.
buthus
05-18-2007, 03:57 PM
Looks like an Orchard Spider to me - Leucauge sp., probably venusta.
Yeah...I got to stop lumping the long jaws with all the other orbs in my head. Once in awhile I run into a long-jawed out here, but they are never as colorful. I dont think they are Leucauge ...maybe more like Metinae.