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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Phonognathidae » Zygiella » Zygiella x-notata
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Orb weaver and prey - Zygiella x-notata
Copyright © 2009 Tom Shermer

Orb weaver and prey - Zygiella x-notata
New Westminster, Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada
September 28, 2007
I found this spider with a fresh catch in the gardens outside my building. When I saw it, I thought the catch was a fly, but upon looking at the photo, the poor little guy has four wings. Looking for ID for both the spider and prey. Web was a typical orb web.

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Orb weaver and prey - Zygiella x-notata Orb weaver - Zygiella x-notata
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Contributed by Tom Shermer on 3 January, 2009 - 7:10pm
Last updated 14 November, 2012 - 8:36am

From Rod Crawford
looks like x-notata.

Moved from atrica / x-notata overlap.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 November, 2012 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Zygiella.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 November, 2012 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 October, 2009 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

Moving to family page for now...
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… Ken Schneider, 11 February, 2009 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

The prey appears to be an aphid,
but we're not certain. The spider may be a Pityohyphantes, but we'd be more secure if we could see a dorsal view. Check in the guide here and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 3 January, 2009 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
aphid
Aphid looks right...thanks.

The spider I'm not so sure of. I was thinking maybe something in Larinioides (1), possibly L. cornutus, or maybe in Metazygia (2). The web was only slightly haphzard, near the middle, and then became a regular structure of radial and concentric strands. I had a look at Pityohyphantes, but still favor an orb weaver.

Then again, I'm no expert, so take my favoring something with a grain of salt. :)

Thanks for the help.
… Tom Shermer, 3 January, 2009 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Orb weaver.
You can even see a portion of the web in this image....Maybe Zygiella sp? Great image.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 January, 2009 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

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