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Labyrinth Orbweaver

Metepeira labyrinthea

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized spider. Orb-shaped web with a mess of webbing above. Gray, somewhat disc-shaped structures on a single line of webbing, possibly egg sacs. Spider was resting camouflaged at the base of the structures.

Habitat:

Bayard Cutting Aboretum. Temperate forest. Trailside.

Notes:

Saw several of these. Very shady areas.

Reference Links:

Species Metepeira labyrinthea - Labyrinth Orbweaver - BugGuide.Net

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