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Very small orb weaver - Leucauge venusta
Copyright © 2017 Pauline Horn

Very small orb weaver - Leucauge venusta
Lake Roland Park, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
March 8, 2017
Size: 2 mm
This was taken during an unseasonably warm spell. I based the description of orb weaver on the shape of the web, although it was very small. Found along a trail through a damp wooded area.

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Very small orb weaver - Leucauge venusta Very small orb weaver - Leucauge venusta
Contributed by Pauline Horn on 16 March, 2017 - 7:40pm
Last updated 17 March, 2017 - 8:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 17 March, 2017 - 8:37am

immature Leucauge venusta?
… Steve Scholnick, 16 March, 2017 - 8:58pm

 
Thanks
Thanks, Steve. Didn't take the close up filters, wasn't expecting spiders in early March.
… Pauline Horn, 16 March, 2017 - 9:49pm

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