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Sheetweb couple? (corrected) - Frontinella pyramitela - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Rita Songer

Sheetweb couple? (corrected) - Frontinella pyramitela - Male Female
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
March 25, 2008
Size: Bodies about 3 mm.
Numerous young widows in my cold hardy cactus outside. Many webs appear to have both a juvenile male and a juvenile female. How do you distinguish Lactrodectus species at this age?

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Sheetweb couple? (corrected) - Frontinella pyramitela - male - female Sheetweb couple? (corrected) - Frontinella pyramitela - female Sheetweb couple? (corrected) - Frontinella pyramitela - female
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Contributed by Rita Songer on 25 March, 2008 - 1:04pm
Last updated 3 April, 2008 - 4:14pm

Not so sure.
Very nice image of what is more likely a pair of sheetweb weavers, family Linyphiidae. Might even be the bowl & doily spider, not sure. Widows are in the family Theridiidae, the cobweb weavers.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 March, 2008 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for ID !
After reading your comment I took the female of that pair inside for a couple better photos. I hope the additional photos can help ID them. I obviously can't tell tiny spiders apart :-)
… Rita Songer, 25 March, 2008 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

 
I can't always, either!
Spiders are tough, even with the actual specimen at hand, so no need to apologize. This pair just looked 'wrong' for young widows...Thanks for sharing your nice images.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 March, 2008 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

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