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False house button spider

Theridion delicatum

Description:

2 cm spider cought two flies in its web

Habitat:

On boundary wall of garden Perhaps: http://bugguide.net/node/view/659558

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False house button spider
Theridion delicatum


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2 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Thank you Johan!

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Remember that spiders are slightly variable in colouring. Same as spotting below. Look at the shape of the head.

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/128...

Smith Zoo
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Smith Zoo

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 19, 2012
Submitted on Sep 19, 2012

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