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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Mecynogea » Basilica Orbweaver (Mecynogea lemniscata)
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Basilica Orb Weaver (Mecynogea lemniscata) - Web - Mecynogea lemniscata
Copyright © 2011 acbaker

Basilica Orb Weaver (Mecynogea lemniscata) - Web - Mecynogea lemniscata
Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
June 12, 2010
I think this is an accurate representation of the distinctive web of this species. (Also cf. another of my posts, taken at a later date, documenting the clustering of this species in open woodland.)

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Contributed by acbaker on 31 May, 2011 - 10:42am
Last updated 26 January, 2024 - 7:50am

Strange spider web!
Thank you so much for the ID. This appears to be the same species of spider.
… turtlelady5, 1 August, 2011 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

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