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Cyclosa turbinata
I was guessing this is an orb weaver web; a contributor to BugGuide identified it.
wooded area near river
Spotted on Sep 8, 2013
Submitted on Oct 14, 2013
7 Comments
Jemma, it certainly looks like it, but I couldn't tell you if it is the same species of trashline spider. Apparently, the trash serves as camouflage as the spider itself looks like just another piece of trash as it waits for prey.
Even a spider which spins such spectacular and organized webs has to forsee what to do with the trash...I would say it may be using it as bait; what a green spider that would be! =)
Great picture María! =)
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/327...
Maria,is this the same as yours?
I have seen the same and first thought: strange, many spiders in one web. But closer examination cleared it up: one spider and the rest prey or old prey. I wondered why this pattern is done by a spider....
Perhaps Cyclosa sp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclosa "rests in the center of an orb web with greyish "imitation spiders" it has created from prey remains"
Maria,does not look like a typical trashline orb weaver. I have a similar spot. i am wondering if those are egg sacs?