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Theridula gonygaster
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Copyright © 2015
Susan Leach Snyder
Unknown Spider -
Theridula gonygaster
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
January 28, 2015
Size: 2 mm
This spider was on the bottom of a frond of leather fern.
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Contributed by
Susan Leach Snyder
on 28 January, 2015 - 6:20pm
Last updated 19 February, 2015 - 10:46am
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Reading the description again I think this has to be correct.
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John Rosenfeld
, 19 February, 2015 - 10:47am
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Thanks for
the confirmation of the identification. I was confused by its color. I certainly do appreciate all of the expert help I had with this one.
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Susan Leach Snyder
, 19 February, 2015 - 2:17pm
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Many spiders can be quite variable
The spider described in the paper I referenced below was colored like yours in nearly every detail.
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John Rosenfeld
, 19 February, 2015 - 3:17pm
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Thanks for
this clarification! I am certainly learning a lot from you experts.
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Susan Leach Snyder
, 19 February, 2015 - 3:27pm
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. Very cool spider. ID below looks possible.
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Lynette Elliott
, 30 January, 2015 - 8:06am
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Seems to fit
the description and epigynum diagram for Theridula regia in Gertsch and Archer, 1942 pretty well. WSC lists T. regia as a synonym for T. gonygaster. Type location was Dade county.
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John Rosenfeld
, 19 February, 2015 - 9:49am
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Nice find!
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Laura P.
, 29 January, 2015 - 7:39am
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Possibly
a Theridula gonygaster
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Lisa I.
, 28 January, 2015 - 9:08pm
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Thank you for the identification.
After receiving this ID, I've been searching the internet for other pictures. The one you attached and the others all show the background of the abdomen black. This one is definitely yellow. This one definitely fits the description of the genus. The size range of 1 to 3.5 mm is right. The horns on each side and sometimes a posterior median horn fits. And, this one was on the bottom of leaves on tall vegetation. Is it possible that this could be a different species of Theridula or is it your experience that the color is really not a good characteristic for identification of spiders?
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Susan Leach Snyder
, 30 January, 2015 - 10:24am
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Not sure
Sometimes when the spiders are immature they can look very different. I can't tell if yours is mature or not. I think I can see an epigyne? but the legs look "soft".
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Lynette Elliott
, 31 January, 2015 - 12:57pm
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