Images #1-50 of Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Giant Lichen Orb Weaver
Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum Arthropoda – arthropods
Subphylum Chelicerata – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme
Class Arachnida – arachnids
Order Araneae – spiders, aranhas
Family Araneidae Clerck, 1757
Genus Araneus Clerck, 1757
Species Araneus bicentenarius (McCook, 1888)
Araneus bicentenarius, (McCook, 1888), Taxonomic Serial No.: 851302

Thanks to http://bugguide.net/node/view/301521 for the I.D. and Al Hight (NC Cooperative Extension) for a verification.
This spider was found among pecan trees and camouflaged. It was quite large in size and having interesting markings on its body. The following photos may be used for non-commercial, eduational purposes, with all respective credits intact.

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Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_005.jpg, 1689 k

Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_007.jpg, 1777 k

Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_008.jpg, 1824 k

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Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_011.jpg, 1671 k

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Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_022.jpg, 1349 k

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Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_036.jpg, 1434 k

Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_037.jpg, 1457 k

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Araneus bicentenarius - Giant Lichen Orbweaver, Full resolution image araneus_bicentenarius_042.jpg, 1391 k

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