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  • Grey Cross Spider, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Steven Wang, all rights reserved

  • Grey Cross Spider, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Pascal Dubois, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Grey Cross Spider, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Tony Iwane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Grey Cross Spider, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Benedikt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

  • Grey Cross Spider, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Jakob Fahr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Grey Cross Spider, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Grey Cross Spider

Larinioides sclopetarius

Worldwide
28,309 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly called bridge spider or gray cross spider, is a relatively large orb-weaver spider with holarctic distribution that is often found on bridges, especially near light and over water. The species tends to live on steel objects and is seldom seen on vegetation.

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