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Furrow Orb Weaver Spider

Larinioides cornutus

Description:

Large brown spider with distinctive marking on abdomen. Females reach a body length of about 6–14 mm, males up to 5–9 mm. Leg spans range from 18–35 mm. These spiders are most often found in moist areas, especially near water. The web is built between grass or in low shrubbery. They hide during the day in a silken retreat that opens at the bottom, masked with plant and animal matter and leave it during the night. The web is remade in the evening.

Habitat:

On a shrub in a riparian meadow. There were two on the shrub and both were wrapping up snacks. This one already had another snack neatly wrapped.

Notes:

Could not get behind webs to get an underside shot. If curious here is an earlier spotting of that side of this spider. PN http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/194...

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gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 20, 2013
Submitted on Mar 25, 2013

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