Garbage line spider - showing a full line of 'garbage'

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

When I saw the title, I thought it was a punch line, not an actual species name. It looks like you've had quite a surprising series lately. Posted 10 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  My garden is absolutely full of these little spiders at the moment but generally their webs seem to resemble my own rubbish bin so it was nice to find one that actually had a 'line' of garbage more suited to its name. Posted 10 years ago

The Common Garbage-Line Web Spider

Cyclosa make a complete vertical, closely woven orb web in vegetation, about one metre above the ground. The distinguishing character of the web is the stabilimentum in line with the hub. The spider strings together dead bodies of prey and other debris on this stabilimentum. The spider hides in the debris as a defense against predators.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Claire Hamilton