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Leucauge granulata
Happy Halloween! The Roughened Silver Orb Spider builds a small orb web in spaces between shrubs which is typically slanted (often nearly horizontal) rather than vertical; this spider is thus sometimes known as the Horizontal Orb Spider. The first shot is a ventral view, while the silvery back can be seen on the second shot.
Courtyard, suburban garden.
Take notice of the trichobothria, which are well visible on the first shot. These elongate bristles function in the detection of airborne vibrations and currents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichobothr...
Spotted on Apr 1, 2013
Submitted on Oct 31, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Maria!
Beautiful series showing both sides of the spider!