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Metazygia

Picture ID 203057

Picture of Metazygia

Comments & ID Thoughts

Maybe a lattice orb weaver

  • Submitted by: 
    SpidderCoop
  • Submitted: Feb 15, 2025
  • Photographed: Feb 15, 2025
  • Spider: Metazygia
  • Location: Gainesville , Florida, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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cursag3

Maybe it’s a Metazygia sp.

TangledWeb

Thank you, I couldn’t remember what it was. There are 2 most likely species, Metazygia zilloides and Z. wittfeldae. https://bugguide.net/node/view/97118 spiddercoup, it does also resemble a Lattice Orbweaver. I went by the colors and texture. Honestly, our identifications are only guesses. To give a solid scientific answer requires the specimen, a microscope, and more. I had to do it that way in college, what I’m doing now would have resulted in an “F”

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