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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Cave Orb Weavers (Meta) » Meta ovalis
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Cave Orb Weaver - Meta ovalis - female
Copyright © 2009 Yvonne1313

Cave Orb Weaver - Meta ovalis - Female
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
July 26, 2009
Size: 2" incl legspan

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Cave Orb Weaver - Meta ovalis - female Cave Orb Weaver - Meta ovalis
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Contributed by Yvonne1313 on 1 August, 2009 - 11:48am
Last updated 25 March, 2022 - 1:43pm

Moved
Moved from Cave Orb Weavers.
… Tyler Hedlund, 25 March, 2022 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 August, 2009 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

No I don't think so...
not sure what it is yet.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 August, 2009 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Where
did you find this spider? I'm wondering if it might be a Cave Orb Weaver.. Meta sp. Compare with others here.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 August, 2009 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

 
This spider was found
on the underside of a piece of wood which covers up some piping in the ground. We were at a friend's cottage on Lake Couchaching, Orillia, Ontario.
… Yvonne1313, 1 August, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
What about...
Meta perhaps?
… Jebus31, 1 August, 2009 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah ha
.... well 2 votes for Meta.... I'd say that's an ID.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 August, 2009 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I never would have figured this one out! : )
… Yvonne1313, 1 August, 2009 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

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