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Missing sector orb weaver spider

Zygiella x-notata

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

1 cm legspan orbweaver with distinctive missing sector in web

Habitat:

Suburban

Reference Links:

Missing sector orb weaver spider (Zygiella x-notata) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Comments (2)
suzmonk
Just read all about missing sectors and how the webs work. How interesting, thanks ... it looks like I'm a little out of range to see one in person, but you never know!

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International Spider Survey
Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Spiders of the British Isles
Mission
The U.K Arthropod Survey
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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