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Pretty yet naughty spider - Steatoda - female
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Pretty yet naughty spider - Steatoda - Female
Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
March 6, 2008
Well due to an accident on my part one of my best wasp queens managed to sneak out of her cage and blundered into a spider web while I was not around, and as I am frantically looking for her, I find the HUGEST as in fat spider I have ever seen it looked as though it would burst! Anyway for its "punishment" it is now a captive. Here are some pics

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Contributed by Tleilaxu on 6 March, 2008 - 10:38pm
Last updated 27 March, 2008 - 4:20pm

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