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| | common house spider - Achaearanea tepidariorum |
 | | These webs are frequently made between two adjoining edges of a building, for example, between an eave and a wall. |
 | | Webs may be built both inside and outside of buildings; when inside, they are frequently a major contributor to the build-up of "cobwebs." Sheds, privies, barns and stables, in addition to dwellings, may have heavy populations of this species. |
 | | While awaiting prey, spiders are usually positioned in the middle of their webs, but resting individuals may be nearer a lateral or upper edge of the web, where the complex color pattern on the spiders' bodies near the substrate may help camouflage them against some enemies. |
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