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what kind of spider is this? - Meta ovalis
Copyright © 2007 greg

what kind of spider is this? - Meta ovalis
around Carbonear, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
October 1, 2007
Size: 3cm?(body)
found in open cave (actually, really old root cellar). Biggeset spider I have seen, have no idea what it is.
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Contributed by greg on 3 October, 2007 - 7:21pm
Last updated 27 October, 2007 - 9:47am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

Note egg sac in background.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 October, 2007 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

What kind of web?
What kind of web did it spin? Might be the cave orb weaver, but I'm not sure. This is going to be a really nice find whatever it is.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 October, 2007 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
web
it looked like a pretty normal "spiderweb" web to me (sorry, not that helpful a description perhaps....). He/she was in the middle of it. I presume that is the "egg sack" (again, sorry....) visible in the pic behind it.
… greg, 4 October, 2007 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

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