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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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Spider - Mecynogea lemniscata
Copyright © 2013 John Lampkin

Spider - Mecynogea lemniscata
Rockland Country Club Golf Course, Sparkhill, Rockland County, New York, USA
August 26, 2013
On handle of sweep net.
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Contributed by John Lampkin on 27 August, 2013 - 7:09am
Last updated 27 August, 2013 - 8:51am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 27 August, 2013 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks J&J
For what it's worth, a Google search kicked up this from a contributor to Dave's Garden
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/438/#b

"Like many orbweavers this little spider cuts her web down each night. Unlike others, during egg laying time, she cuts her web in such a way that it drifts down over her eggs creating a protective coating."
… John Lampkin, 27 August, 2013 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

Beautiful
Such a beauty!
… Stephen_WV, 27 August, 2013 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

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