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orb-weaving spider
a spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web
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Argiope aurantia, black and gold garden spider
a widely distributed North American garden spider
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Araneus cavaticus, barn spider
an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily
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Aranea diademata, garden spider
a spider common in European gardens
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comb-footed spider, theridiid
spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot
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Latrodectus mactans, black widow
venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
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tarantula
large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
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hunting spider, wolf spider
ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
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trap-door spider
American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid
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European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula, tarantula
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
