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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Mecynogea » Basilica Orbweaver (Mecynogea lemniscata)
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Basilica Orb Weaver Web Construction - Mecynogea lemniscata
Copyright © 2010 acbaker

Basilica Orb Weaver Web Construction - Mecynogea lemniscata
Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
July 13, 2010
The specimen (uploaded) separately was identified by the good folks at spideridentification.org. In addition to pictures of the spider, I uploaded this shot of its distinctive web structure and they suggested that I share it here. I hope it will add to this collection.

I'll include a shot of the occupant in a separate post.

acbaker

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Basilica Orb Weaver Web Construction - Mecynogea lemniscata Basilica Orb Weaver with Prey - Mecynogea lemniscata
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Contributed by acbaker on 15 July, 2010 - 8:15am
Last updated 2 February, 2024 - 1:46pm

Awesome!
We need more people to shoot the whole web when submitting spiders for ID here; and as references to help people ID spiders. Thanks for sharing your valuable images!
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 July, 2010 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree
This is an excellent picture of the web!
… John Sloan, 15 July, 2010 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes,
Great shot.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 July, 2010 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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