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Dwarf Spider - Erigone
Copyright © 2007 Kevin Hall

Dwarf Spider - Erigone
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
October 16, 2007

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 12 December, 2007 - 7:03pm
Last updated 6 September, 2008 - 11:21pm

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Moved from Dwarf Spiders.
… John R. Maxwell, 6 September, 2008 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

Dwarf spider?
I'm assuming this was a pretty tiny spider, prompting me to suspect it is one of the "dwarf spiders" in the Erigoninae subfamily of the Linyphiidae. Eye arrangement (often atop strange humps, even stalks) is key to their identification.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 December, 2007 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

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