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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Webspinners (Embiidina) » Oligotomidae » Oligotoma
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Bug - Oligotoma
Copyright © 2009 Melissa

Bug - Oligotoma
Sun City Grand, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
March 2, 2009
I know the pics arent the best but any help would be great!!

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Contributed by Melissa on 29 March, 2009 - 11:48pm
Last updated 8 June, 2009 - 10:30pm

Moved
Moved from Webspinners. ID by Dean Rider - more than likely the Black webspinner, but not certain
… john and jane balaban, 8 June, 2009 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Webspinner?
Please wait for an editor or someone more knowledgeable to confirm, but I think this is a member of the Order Embiidina. Here's an example:

… Harsi S. Parker, 29 March, 2009 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Harsi's absolutely right.
Melissa, i've never seen them on vegetation. amazing.
… v belov, 30 March, 2009 - 6:23am login or register to post comments

 
It was funny to watch
I took these around 5pm and theres a jumping spider on one of the green "leaves" that kept playing with it. Thats what its got its head turn looking for in the on pic.
… Melissa, 31 March, 2009 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

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