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spider retreat

Arachnidae

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

Is this a cocoon on an Oak leaf?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
HemaShah
http://bugguide.net/node/view/252282/bgimage Any similarity to a jumping spider retreat?
HemaShah
thanks so much for your feed back, John!
John La Salle
Might be some sort of egg sac. Note the small parasitic wasp sitting next to it - checking it out and maybe getting ready to have a go at whatever is inside it.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2013

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