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Meriola decepta - female

Meriola decepta - Female
Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
December 2, 2013
Size: 5mm
Found on bottom of plastic bucket, placed to attract insects and spiders.

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> Found on bottom of plastic bucket,
> placed to attract insects and spiders.

Hi Lisa,

Sounds interesting. Is this something you casually leave placed outside somewhere? How often do you check it? Tell us more.

-Kevin

 
Bucket placement
Hi Kevin

The first one I found was quite by accident, I have a habit of picking stuff up and looking under it to see if anything is there.
The 5 gallon black bucket was sitting in the field and she just happend to be under it. after finding out what she was I placed more more buckets around hopeing to fine more. The black mining belt was a piece about 2 x 3 ft. was also there and of course I had to look under it too, and placed more pieces around. They seem to be attracted to the heat,they are in full sun. The spiders and insects are not in the grass under it they are on the underside of the buckets and belt line. I try to check them two to three times a day because it is next to my house.
And of course the first one is in a vial with your name one it.

I also place and old white bed sheet in my yard that attracts all kinds of spiders and insects. This happend by accident also because I take an old sheet with me to dump a net on when I am out sweeping. I left it in the yard one day and it was coverd with spiders and insects the next day.

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