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Found under a windows and proceeded to bounce its web when I put my light on it.
- Submitted by:
- Submitted: Sep 23, 2020
- Photographed: Sep 21, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Nancy, France
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Nuctenea umbratica again, a male, this time 🙂
Thank you for your answer,seems like I’m doomed to only see Nuctena Umbratica ^^, I thought it was another specie because of the big jaws/
It’s interesting that it shook the web. The only species of Orbweaver that I know of that does that is Argiope trifasciata. Pholcoid Cellar Spider whirl their webs to deter predators. I like learning the behaviors that photo submitters report.
Interesting indeed..basing on my own experience, N. umbractica either scurries away or plays dead when disturbed.
I’ve seen Araneus diadematus shake their webs in response to shadows, air currents, or getting too close.
Oh, yes, I forgot I’ve seen that!