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Streifenkreuzspinne

Mangora acalypha

Photo by Hannah Davis
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny spider on an orb web in a cedar bush. When disturbed (e.g. if I got too close or accidentally touched the web), it would immediately drop on a thread to the vegetation below, wait a little while, and then come back up again.

Habitat:

Cedar bush in urban area

Reference Links:

Streifenkreuzspinne – Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Hannah Davis
In English, it's apparently a lined orb weaver. Gave it the German common name here because I didn't know the English one at the time, and German Wikipedia had an article about it, whereas English Wikipedia didn't :)

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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International Spider Survey
Mission
Biodiversity in Germany

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PublishedOctober 21, 2015

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