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Aggressive Chemical Mimicry by the Bolas Spider Mastophora hutchinsoni (complete title too long for this text box)


The North American bolas spiders of the genera Mastophora and Agatostichus


The Bolas Spiders of the genus Mastophora (Araneae: Araneidae)


Matching comments ranked in order of relevance:

Wow! Great find.


Mastophora Sp.


Mastophora hutchinsoni


Mastophora?


juvenile or subadult maybe Kaira


Bolas Spider (Mastophora cornigera)?


An


great find


Mastophora sp.


If I had to guess...


Not Mastophora


Mastophora


Can you review again please


My pleasure. It’s been a ba


Thank you! Few years ago, onc


Mastophora


Mastophora phrynosoma


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Identification in question


Given the shape of the head


Bolas spider egg sacs


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Bolas Spider


Mastophora cornigera


Mastophora Cornigera


Mastophora


Looks a lot like a Mastophora cornigera


Yes, Mastophora, nice find!


Yes, Mastophora, nice find!


Yes, we would suggest


We're green with envy!


species ID


Indeed


Yes, Mastophora, nice find!


Thanks for pointing this out


Nice spines on the front legs!


Maybe Mastophora


Interesting,


Yes, we think all of these are phrynosoma


identification


No problem!


Thank you, Mandy!


The only reason I know this spider . . .


I think you are right!


Sweeet!


Sweeet! Orb Weaver - Mastophora


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Moved to Mastophora yeargani


Moved to Mastophora bisaccata


Mastophora leucabulba?


Mastophora


Moved to Mastophora - Bolas Spiders


Mastophora


Yes, Bolas Spider


Thanks.


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Bolas


bolas spider


Bolas spider ID


What about M. apalachicola?


Lyn A. should recognize this.


Ohio Mastophora


Even more exciting!


Maybe


timuqua?


I'm wondering


Genus is Mastophora


Image


Bolas spider egg sacs (Mastophora cornigera)


The shape makes us think of


small bumpy spiders


I was one of them:-)


Bolas Spider


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other images


Araneus sp.


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