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Metellina segmentata
Photo#346288
Copyright © 2009
Lynette Elliott
male metallina -
Metellina segmentata
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Bonney Lake, Pierce County, Washington, USA
October 24, 2009
I collected a bunch of spiders for Rod to ID, this is one of them.
Rod says: a male in the fall is usually going to be segmentata.
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 24 October, 2009 - 9:00pm
Last updated 27 October, 2009 - 9:23am
From Rod Crawford:
The Metellina is definitely segmentata. No previous record from that grid area.
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Lynette Elliott
, 27 October, 2009 - 9:23am
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That's why in Germany it's ca
That's why in Germany it's called the "autumn spider". But that can trip you up here, as we also have Metellina mengei, which is generally mature in the springtime, but can also sometimes be found in the fall.
-K
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Kevin Pfeiffer
, 25 October, 2009 - 3:11pm
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