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Orb Weaver Molting - Metepeira labyrinthea - male
Copyright © 2006 Michael E.

Orb Weaver Molting - Metepeira labyrinthea - Male
Audubon Pa., Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 1, 2006
Size: Very Small.... 10mm
Saw little Orbie in his web, wasn't going to bother taking a picture (have plenty of weaver shots), but something did not look normal... turns out he was molting. While trying to pull himself out of his old skin, he spun around on a single thread at high speed. Sat motionless for several hours afterwards.

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Contributed by Michael E. on 9 September, 2006 - 5:40pm
Last updated 5 August, 2009 - 11:32pm

Moved
Moved from Metepeira.
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