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I was quite keen on the jaunty art nouveau pattern, found on the orb weaver Metellina segmentata.
The web that this spider spins has no threads at its centre. This is common for the tetragnathid spiders. M. segmentata was introduced to the Vancouver area from Europe and is now one of the more common orb weavers in the Vancouver and Seattle areas. It generally builds it's web low and near the ground. Thanks to the person who provided the correct identification of this species -much appreciated!
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Sestakova
11/8/2014 10:00:36 pm
this is a Metellina cf. segmentata not Zygiella
Leah
11/9/2014 01:27:08 am
Thanks! I'm looking at this. Leave a Reply. |
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