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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 timuqua
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bolas spider (sp?) - Mastophora timuqua - female
Copyright © 2010 stan gilliam

bolas spider (sp?) - Mastophora timuqua - Female
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
October 9, 2010
Size: about 9mm
Posed on oak leaf to show mimicry of an oak gall.

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Contributed by stan gilliam on 10 October, 2010 - 8:54am
Last updated 11 October, 2010 - 3:25pm

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… Lynette Elliott, 11 October, 2010 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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… Lynette Elliott, 10 October, 2010 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

Wow!
Before I opened your post, looking at the thumbnail image, I thought to self, "Wow, that spider looks just like an oak gall"
Mimicry worked perfectly. Very interesting. I've not seen any of these. Or maybe I have!..
… Andrew Williams, 10 October, 2010 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

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