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Wasp Spider Egg Sac
Argiope bruennichi
42.5935, -7.64728
Field Notes
Description:
Looks like a wasp Spider Egg Sac.
It is around 3 cm in diameter.
The female Wasp Spider creates one of the largest egg sacs of any of the spiders found in Britain. It is flask shaped, brown in colour and about 25mm across. She fills it with eggs and then seals the top with more silk.
Habitat:
open grassland with small shrubs
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
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