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Orb Weaver Spider

Neoscona rumpfi

Description:

inside a rolled leaf

Habitat:

home garden

1 Species ID Suggestions

catgrin
catgrin 9 years ago
Orb Weaver Spider
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6 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks Bhagya

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

wow!!! awesome ....

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you Doren B

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks a lot catgrin!

catgrin
catgrin 9 years ago

Hi! I found the past spotting i.d.'ed as Neoscona Rumpfi. I also found this i.d. (see page 630), which describes the same behavior of a female found inside a rolled up leaf.

http://books.google.com/books?id=AugAvBf...

Doren B
Doren B 9 years ago

This looks like an Orb-weaver spider, possibly from the genus Araneus, but I am not familiar with the species of your area.

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Oct 31, 2014
Submitted on Oct 31, 2014

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