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small cocoon or nest - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Copyright © 2009 Peggy

small cocoon or nest - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
February 17, 2009
Size: small, dime size.
a small cocoon or nest of some kind on the pool enclosure screen in my backyard. It is yellow in color, looks like little fibers and on the backside you can see there appears to be eggs.

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small cocoon or nest - Gasteracantha cancriformis small cocoon or nest - Gasteracantha cancriformis
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Contributed by Peggy on 18 February, 2009 - 8:23am
Last updated 18 February, 2009 - 3:20pm

Spider egg sac
...from an orbweaver, and I think I detect a greenish tinge, which suggests spinybacked orbweaver.
… Charley Eiseman, 18 February, 2009 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks--
that is awesome. I know just the one, she has had a web very near this spot for quite some time.
… Peggy, 18 February, 2009 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

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