Bolas spider - Mastophora cornigera

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Bolas Spiders (Mastophora) » Mastophora cornigera

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Copyright © 2009 Matt Coors

Bolas spider - Mastophora cornigera -

La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
May 4, 2009
Size: about 5/8"

Out for a walk one night, I was very excited to find this Bolas spider, patiently fishing for moths on the underside of a leaf. I had never seen one of these in person before.

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Bolas spider - Mastophora cornigera - female

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Contributed by Matt Coors on 16 May, 2009 - 1:34pm

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