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Ghost spider in silken retreat

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Pretty sure this is Hibana gracilis, a garden ghost spider. Some ghost spiders eat insect eggs, others slice open leaves to extract leaf miners. I’m not sure what this one does other than it does it during the day, unlike most in the family (Anyphaenidae).

This entry was posted in Biology, Photography and tagged Anyphaenidae, diurnal, ghost spider, Hibana gracilis, retreat, silk, silken, web on November 8, 2016 by Colin Purrington.

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