Gea heptagon    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Arachnida   >   Order Araneae   >   Family Araneidae   >   Genus Gea   

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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.)

There are 18 records in the project database.

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A Gea heptagon in Howard Co., Maryland (6/7/2018). Determined by Lynette Elliott/BugGuide. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A female Gea heptagon in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/16/2006). Determined by Jeff Hollenbeck/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Gea heptagon in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Gea heptagon in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A female Gea heptagon in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2017). Photo by Mary Ann Daly. (MBP list)

A Gea heptagon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2011). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Gea heptagon in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/11/2019). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)


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