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its a find from last summer. havent gotten an answer as to what it was but its a darn big spider for north east Montana
can someone identify this?
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Looks very like a barn spider. Google that for lots of pics/variants. This site has a latin name attached: Araneas cavaticus.
http://www.spiderroom.info/va_barnspider.html
If it isn't that exact one, it is probably still just another type of barnspider. Personally, I love these. That site makes it sound like they are an eastern spider, but we get similar types here in California.
Nice spider!
Added: Oops! Sorry, but this is a nicer link. I think the spellings are correct (and I doubt that the latin one above is), plus it lists a few other latin names for barn spiders, next to pics.
http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/spiders2.htm
http://www.spiderroom.info/va_barnspider.html
If it isn't that exact one, it is probably still just another type of barnspider. Personally, I love these. That site makes it sound like they are an eastern spider, but we get similar types here in California.
Nice spider!
Added: Oops! Sorry, but this is a nicer link. I think the spellings are correct (and I doubt that the latin one above is), plus it lists a few other latin names for barn spiders, next to pics.
http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/spiders2.htm
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You could also try to google on Araneus bicentenarius. I'm not familiar with this species but it seem to be one with hairless abdomen as yours (I mean your spider's 
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We have somewhat the same Araneus around here. Some yellower some dark brown. We always called them CatFaced spiders. Cool orb weavers anyway