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spider - Drapetisca alteranda
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

spider - Drapetisca alteranda
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 9, 2004
Size: medium
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Contributed by tom murray on 9 March, 2005 - 8:15pm
Last updated 25 January, 2006 - 9:58pm

What do you think about
the comment on . Maybe another species in the same genus?
… john and jane balaban, 30 December, 2005 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Coras sp.
It does look like it's the same genus as the other picture. Do you think it's a good enough match to make a page?
… tom murray, 30 December, 2005 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
It certainly looks good to us
Just wish we knew who was the spider expert we could ask. Wonder if Eric would be willing to go out on a limb and advise us on these two images?
… john and jane balaban, 30 December, 2005 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll wait
for an opinion from a spider man.
… tom murray, 30 December, 2005 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Ha!
Tom, I think I finally got it. I kept thinking hammock spider, which it is obviously not, but it is related....

Drapetisca is what I came up with. All these images are of a European species, but there are NA species, and they are very similar. If you agree, it's another guide page to add to your list. If not, I will continue to be haunted by this image.
Check these out, too.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 24 January, 2006 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Drapetisca sp.
No more haunting, the pictures you linked look almost identical to this spider.
… tom murray, 24 January, 2006 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Further
investigation led me to D. alteranda, whose range includes New England.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 25 January, 2006 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Right down to species
That's great!!! Thanks Jeff.
… tom murray, 25 January, 2006 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

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