in summer Dictyna felis (Dictynidae) [Japanese name : neko ha-gumo]
Spiders spin the tent-like web on the leaves. The spider is hiding under the thread, and attaches corpse of its prey such as flies to the web. The length is 4-5 mm. It is found on three main islands in Japan - namely, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. |
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