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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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Are these eggs sacks or wrapped up dinner? - Mecynogea lemniscata
Copyright © 2012 vawendy

Are these eggs sacks or wrapped up dinner? - Mecynogea lemniscata
williamsburg, Virginia, USA
July 26, 2012
I'd like to know if these are egg sacks or dinner, and is this a black and yellow garden spider?
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Contributed by vawendy on 26 July, 2012 - 2:06pm
Last updated 27 July, 2012 - 9:09am

Moved to Mecynogea lemniscata
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 July, 2012 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

Egg sacs I believe
I don't know for certain, but I'm fairly sure those are egg sacs. I don't think it is a black and yellow garden spider, but maybe something like this?


I'm not an expert, but maybe looking around that species or related ones could come up with a better match. I'd bet there are some experts that can ID this, though.

And what a beautiful picture, great shot!
… Ben Gray, 26 July, 2012 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Great shot, and this should be Mecynogea lemniscata. It's supposed to be the only species in the genus in the US according to the info page. Compare with:
… Kyron Basu, 26 July, 2012 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

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