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Dew covered web of the Grass Funnel-web spider Common grass funnel-web spider,Geotagged,Olorunia ocellata,South Africa,Summer,south africa,spiders,webs Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Dew covered web of the Grass Funnel-web spider

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Common grass funnel-web spider (Olorunia ocellata) There are literally hundreds of these in my area, wherever there is grass, these guys will build their webs. In the morning dew it is really quite stunning Common grass funnel-web spider,Geotagged,Olorunia ocellata,South Africa,Summer,south africa,spiders

    The spider
    a further resource for identification:
    http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11058154     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome shot! Species created manually. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      If you read the discussion under the other photo mentioned above you would see that the valid name for the species Olurunia ocellata is Benoitia ocellata (Pocock, 1900).
      Whether it is the correct ID for this spider is also not 100% sure. There are a few other similar ones.       Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Fixed. Posted 11 years ago

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The Common grass funnel-web spider

Funnel web weavers are small to medium sized spiders often found in grassy fields or living among leaf litter in forests . In many species, the second pair of spinnerets are twice the length of the first pair. They spin sheet webs of nonsticky silk with a characteristic funnel extending off to one side. The funnel is where the spider hides while awaiting prey . There is a 3-dimensional barrier web spun above the sheet web, and when a prey item falls through onto the sheet web, the spider quickly.. more

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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Feb 1, 2014. Captured Jan 27, 2014 09:38 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.