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Brown Sailor Spider

Neoscona nautica

Photo by Richard Ong
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Field Notes

Description:

it builds its webbing at dusk to snare its prey... and totally destroys it before dawn (for reasons unknown to me)... repeating the process at next dusk.! during the day... it will hide between leaves.!

Habitat:

house plant within suburban residential area

Notes:

Araneae; Araneidae; Araneinae; Mangorini

Reference Links:

Neoscona nautica - Wikipedia

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