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identify this spider please!
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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1326594" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>Not all <em>Argiope</em> build in these "accordion" pieces of web (called a stabilimentum) - only those species that spin their webs during the day do so.</p><p></p><p>The function of stabilimenta is not really known. Could be to break up the outline of the spider, or to make the web more visible to birds and other creatures that might otherwise damage the web in passing through. The stabilimenta could also reflect more UV light, thus attracting more insects. There's a Wiki article about this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_decorations" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 1326594, member: 7157"] Not all [I]Argiope[/I] build in these "accordion" pieces of web (called a stabilimentum) - only those species that spin their webs during the day do so. The function of stabilimenta is not really known. Could be to break up the outline of the spider, or to make the web more visible to birds and other creatures that might otherwise damage the web in passing through. The stabilimenta could also reflect more UV light, thus attracting more insects. There's a Wiki article about this [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_decorations"]here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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