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spiny orbweaver

Rubrepeira rubronigra

Photo by Edgar Segovia
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A very showy orbweaver, hanging head down in the center of a very large orb, plus 20 cm in diameter, between two branches in a forest edge track

Habitat:

Rainforest edge

Notes:

very visible from several meters away, wonder if is unpalatable or something

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Comments (5)

I saw a very cool spiney in teh Ecuadorian Amazon, but it was still not easy to see until you were right on it. This is gorgeous
Lovely start, thank you for sharing. Great looking spider.
Very nice start on Project Noah! Welcome aboard! We want to see more!
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PublishedNovember 27, 2015

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