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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Eriophora
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Spider playing dead - Eriophora
Copyright © 2017 Kai Joaquin

Spider playing dead - Eriophora
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
March 25, 2017
Only noticed it when it rappelled down off a fence, saw it playing dead on the ground. Continued to play dead when I picked the blade of grass to get a better look.

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Spider playing dead - Eriophora Spider playing dead - Eriophora Spider playing dead - Eriophora
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Contributed by Kai Joaquin on 26 March, 2017 - 12:22am
Last updated 20 August, 2018 - 4:44pm

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Kai Joaquin, 20 August, 2018 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
moved based on
comparison to:
… Kai Joaquin, 20 August, 2018 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 4 April, 2017 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be
male Orb Weaver. Not sure which. Maybe Eustala?
… john and jane balaban, 26 March, 2017 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

 
could it be
Neoscona? Photos I am finding of the males have a similar body shape and they hold a similar position.
Neoscona utahana: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1123066/bgpage
Neoscona crucifera: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1114664/bgimage
… Kai Joaquin, 26 March, 2017 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

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