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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus
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unknown spider - Araneus
Copyright © 2006 ted edwards

unknown spider - Araneus
ventura, ventura County, California, USA
July 16, 2006
Size: about 1/4 inch
tiny spider with a BIG appetite... i'm including so many shots in this series because i was fascinated by the way the spider retrieved it's prey... it went down the web, attached a strand of silk and then went back up the web hauling the prey in much like a fish.... one shot clearly shows the effects of a jerk on 'the line'.... possibly too many photos, if there are, i'll be glad to edit.... ted
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Contributed by ted edwards on 27 November, 2006 - 6:59pm
Last updated 21 June, 2007 - 5:28pm

we're thinking
gemmoides and Lynette is leaning that way. But if it were darker, we would certainly be thinking nordmanni.
… john and jane balaban, 31 August, 2008 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 June, 2007 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks....
thanks everyone for your id help and your moving of the critter.... ted
… ted edwards, 24 August, 2007 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 13 January, 2007 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

 
lil critter...
once again i thank you very much, ted
… ted edwards, 22 January, 2007 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

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