Bolas spider (Mastophora?) - Mastophora -  Athens/ Sandy Creek Nature Center, Clarke County, Georgia, USA September 25, 2007 Size: 2 cm wide
The first time I saw this amazing spider it was late morning, but I have been back a couple of times and she hasn't moved much (if at all.) In fact, she seems utterly imperturbable, and doesn't respond to having her leaf moved around. I say "she" because this appears to be a female bolas spider of some kind. Since there aren't any matching photos here on BugGuide, I submitted these images to www.whatsthatbug.com. The kind folks who wrote in to that site were inclined to believe this is in the Mastophora genus, but no one knew the species.
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 15 October, 2007 - 4:31pm Last updated 8 November, 2009 - 7:04am |