Meta ovalis, the Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Orb Weaver, is a cave-dwelling spider found in Eastern North America. I found this one at Fort Charlotte on Georges Island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. See what we know and what we don't about this fascinating spider, and learn where you might find it. Also, learn some of the history of Fort Charlotte, the expulsion of the Acadians, the origin of the term Cajun, and how it all played into Canadian and American history.
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References
Mammola S, Isaia M (2014). Nice differentiation in Meta bourneti and M. menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on the life history. International Journal of Speleology 43(3):343-353.
Rose S (2022). Spiders of North America. Princeton University Press.
Rector MA (2009). Foraging in the Cave Environment: The Ecology of the Cave Spider Meta Ovalis (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). (Doctoral Dissertation, the Ohio State University).
Smithers P (2005). The early life history and dispersal of the cave spider Meta menardi (Latreille, 1804) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnologoical Society 13(6):213-216.
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