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spider v leafhopper

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

a delicate spider with a leaf hopper trapped in its web

Habitat:

outside kitchen window

Notes:

spider #5

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Another attack... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8408090
Mark Ridgway
Those delicate spiders do pretty well for themselves often seeming to tackle much heavier prey. I've noticed how quickly the prey 'freeze' too which might say something about the venom of these little spiders.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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The Hoppers
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2012

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