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Tiny Orb Weaver Spider

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Description:

Tiny but beautiful Orb Weaver, 5 mm abdomen. It has a red and black stripe on the cephalothorax. There is a strange white thing attached to the side of the abdomen in the 2nd and 3rd pictures.

Habitat:

On the underside of a leaf on a lemon tree. San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2014

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