Web of a Labyrinth Spider (Metepeira, Araneidae) showing separate orb web and cobweb-like home
Here are the two webs of a Labyrinth Spider (genus Metepeira) in the family Araneidae of Orb Weavers showing both its orb web on the left and its separate cobweb-like home web of the right. This web is spun in a shrub of Lavender (Lavandula, Lamiaceae) in our garden, and the spider's house is decorated with old lavender buds. They use what ever plant material is handy, compare this photo on a different shrub. (San Marcos Pass, 11 February 2016)
Web of a Labyrinth Spider (Metepeira, Araneidae) showing separate orb web and cobweb-like home
Here are the two webs of a Labyrinth Spider (genus Metepeira) in the family Araneidae of Orb Weavers showing both its orb web on the left and its separate cobweb-like home web of the right. This web is spun in a shrub of Lavender (Lavandula, Lamiaceae) in our garden, and the spider's house is decorated with old lavender buds. They use what ever plant material is handy, compare this photo on a different shrub. (San Marcos Pass, 11 February 2016)