Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Mangora » Tuftlegged Orbweaver (Mangora placida)
Photo#269980
Spider - Fox Head - Dorsal - Mangora placida - female
Copyright © 2009 David A. Copeland

Spider - Fox Head - Dorsal - Mangora placida - Female
North Shelby, Birmingham 35244, Shelby County, Alabama, USA
April 24, 2009
Size: ~5mm Body
See
The pattern on the dorsal view of the abdomen reminds me of a fox head.
First record in Alabama on BugGuide for this spider.

Images of this individual: tag all
Spider - Fox Head - Dorsal - Mangora placida - female Spider - Fox Head - Right lateral - Mangora placida - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by David A. Copeland on 27 April, 2009 - 2:44pm

skeleton head
It reminds me of an elongated skeleton head.

See http://favianna.typepad.com/photos/el_faro_builds_paper_mach/picture113_14apr05.html
… Lynette Schimming, 27 April, 2009 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Elongated!
Now, that is a long "stretch."
… David A. Copeland, 28 April, 2009 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact