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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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Mother Spider With Egg Sacks - Mecynogea lemniscata - female
Copyright © 2012 Mamata Polle

Mother Spider With Egg Sacks - Mecynogea lemniscata - Female
Duval County, Florida, USA
July 1, 2011
Last year I watched this spider make many of these little round egg sacks and then connect them together. When she left, (Or died...) I continued to keep an eye on them. Can somone tell me what she is?
Be Well and God Bless,
Mamata
P.S. I know it's not a great image, feel free to frass after I.D.
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Contributed by Mamata Polle on 13 March, 2012 - 2:59pm
Last updated 24 March, 2012 - 11:00am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 March, 2012 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 19 March, 2012 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

yay!
I had a way-too-blurry-to-submit photo of the same thing, and am so glad to know what it is!
… Sara Rall , 14 March, 2012 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

Thank You!
Thanks so much Mr. Maxwell and Mr Edmonds! Now I know what name to use so I can research this species. Florida has soooo many different spiders. :)
Be Well and God Bless
… Mamata Polle, 13 March, 2012 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Mecynogea lemniscata (Basilica Orbweaver)
… John R. Maxwell, 13 March, 2012 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep
Mamata, I have an almost identicle picture of a basilica in the archives.
… Matt Edmonds, 13 March, 2012 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

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