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Spider - Microlinyphia - male

Spider - Microlinyphia - Male
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 1, 2008
Size: ~5-6mm for body
This spider reminds me of an ant but what caught my eye were the white markings on the abdomen. It's interesting to see what kinds of insects are hiding in the undergrowth. I have a large bowl which I place under plants in the garden and along the house and shake the plants over the bowl. The sides are steep enough to keep a lot of insects from escaping quickly -- for some reason even if they can fly they won't fly until they reach the rim of the bowl. Lots of small spiders show up.

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Spider - Microlinyphia - male Spider - Microlinyphia - male

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[i]Microlinyphia[/i] would be
Microlinyphia would be my initial hunch...

If you still have the spider and want to send it, I'd be happy to have it.

-K

 
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Sorry. I didn't keep any of the insects or spiders. I just catch and release back into the gardens. Thanks for IDing the spider. It was interesting to read the comments on the other spiders in this genus.

Cool spider!
Sorry that I can't help with ID, other than to say it looks like an adult male. I'll be interested to see what our spider experts say... Do you have a size estimate?

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