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		<title>Possibly Spider Wasp and Possibly Orbweaver:  Food Chain from Congo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp hovering over paralyzed spider Location: Kisantu, Congo May 14, 2012 2:24 pm Dear Bugman, We found a wasp guarding a spider that was upside down and looked dead. Did this wasp attack the spider and can you tell us was species they are ? Signature: Katy and her dad Dear Katy and her dad, [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Orbweaver from Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[wich spider is this? Location: Tampico, Tamaulipas, México April 3, 2012 10:30 am found it outside my house, I thought it was an Orb weaver cause of the beautifull, almost perfect web, but then I looked closely and it has somo rare features I don’t seem to recognize on any spider, like that green figure [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Orbweaver:  Eriophora ravilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Half dollar size hairy spider Location: Orlando FL March 22, 2012 9:43 pm I’ve seen these spiders at my house before. They are really hard to photograph becuause they only come out at night and they build large webs high in the air. This year there are two of them within 5 feet of each [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Orbweaver:  Eriophora ravilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Writing Spider and Egg Sac</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Arrowshaped Micrathena</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Golden Orbweaver Lays Eggs</title>
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		<title>Spiny Orbweaver from Thailand</title>
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