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Building her web - Micrathena gracilis - female
Copyright © 2011 john and jane balaban

Building her web - Micrathena gracilis - Female
Ledges State Park, Boone County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2011
She was going round and round, adding rows to the web, which began to remind us of an old time vinyl record. gathering_2011
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 August, 2011 - 7:30pm
Last updated 4 February, 2023 - 8:20am

Building her web - Micrathena gracilis
cool shot!
… Lynette Elliott, 7 August, 2011 - 1:20pm

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