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Small spider - Tetragnatha laboriosa - female
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Schimming

Small spider - Tetragnatha laboriosa - Female
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
October 12, 2008
Size: under 5 mm
I'm guessing Tetragnatha, but not sure.

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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 13 October, 2008 - 8:51pm
Last updated 25 October, 2008 - 10:00am

Rod Crawford says,
"Some microhabitat info on these would often help. I think this is a juvenile Tetragnatha laboriosa. Note how well this specimen's carapace pattern mimics the infamous "fiddle", as many other spiders do, like I point out on my page burkemuseum.org."
… Lynette Schimming, 25 October, 2008 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

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