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who made it? - Mastophora
Copyright © 2009 Drew

who made it? - Mastophora
Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland, USA
April 8, 2009
Size: 1 cm
I think I've seen a picture of these on bugguide before, but I can't remember what it was from. I believe it was on a red oak. It was attached by a thick strand to a branch but not actually on the tree itself.
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Contributed by Drew on 8 April, 2009 - 8:36am
Last updated 7 May, 2009 - 3:55pm

Spider egg sacs?
I believe these are spider egg sacs, maybe from a basilica spider?
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 April, 2009 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with the family...
...but I'm thinking along the lines of a bolas spider:
… Charley Eiseman, 8 April, 2009 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

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