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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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A Gea heptagon in Howard Co., Maryland (6/7/2018). Determined by Lynette Elliott/BugGuide.
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Sue Muller.
A Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2014).
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Jesse Christopherson.
A Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2014).
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Jesse Christopherson.
A female Gea heptagon in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/16/2006). Determined by Jeff Hollenbeck/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Gea heptagon in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.
Gea heptagon in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.
Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2014).
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Jesse Christopherson.
A female Gea heptagon in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2017).
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Mary Ann Daly.
Gea heptagon in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/29/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Matthew Beziat.
A Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2011).
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Barbara Thurlow.
A Gea heptagon in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/11/2019). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Pauline Horn.
Source: Wikipedia
Heptagonal Orbweaver | |
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Gea heptagon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Gea |
Species: | G. heptagon
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Binomial name | |
Gea heptagon (Hentz, 1850)
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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
[edit]- ^ "Gea heptagon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Gea heptagon species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Gea heptagon". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Gea heptagon Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Gea heptagon". Retrieved 2018-04-29.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Gea heptagon at Wikimedia Commons