Gea heptagon
Gea heptagon: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6520
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Capable of rapid color change as a defense mechanism. "Like many orbweavers, Gea drops from its web when disturbed and when it hits the ground pulls in its legs and plays dead. At the same time, the creamy colors on the abdomen blush dark brown, camouflaging the spider against the dark ground." (R. Borchelt, pers. comm.)

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Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea heptagon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Gea
Species:
G. heptagon
Binomial name
Gea heptagon
(Hentz, 1850)
Heptagonal Orbweaver spider
Gea heptagon (Heptagonal Orb-weaver) - male
Male Heptagonal Orbweaver

Gea heptagon is a species of orb weaver spiders in the family Araneidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Pacific islands and Australia, and has been introduced into the United States and Argentina.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gea heptagon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ^ "Gea heptagon species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ^ "Gea heptagon". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ^ "Gea heptagon Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. ^ "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Gea heptagon". Retrieved 2018-04-29.
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