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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Mangora » Lined Orbweaver (Mangora gibberosa)
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Cool spider on edge of pine bog - Mangora gibberosa
Copyright © 2009 Mark Fox

Cool spider on edge of pine bog - Mangora gibberosa
Roadside, near Ocean Springs, Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
May 22, 2009
Size: ~.75cm
Stopped by the side of the highway, because I thought I saw pitcher plants. Sure enough, there was a little bog ecosystem, with pitcher plants, sundews, sphagnum moss, etc. This spider was on a flower stalk of some gorgeous wildflower.
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Contributed by Mark Fox on 22 May, 2009 - 11:29pm
Last updated 23 May, 2009 - 10:00am

Moved
Moved from Mangora.
… Mark Fox, 23 May, 2009 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

 
Hi, Mark-
Hi, Mark-

How did you arrive at your determination of M. gibberosa?

[Hmmm, to answer my own question -- which I could have done first -- if I follow Levi's (1975) keys, it appears that the only species having two to three lines on dorsum of abdomen are M. gibberosa and M. fascialata; the latter apparently is only found in southern Texas.]

-Kevin
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 30 May, 2009 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

 
Embarassingly, nothing so scientific.
I'm glad you took the trouble to consult a key, and I'm glad that it verified the ID. I have to admit, though, that I just followed the previous comments and compared my spider with existing identified photos. I know better than to assume that the guide's coverage is complete, but I'm not yet very confident with spiders and I was being complacent. Thanks for making the effort!
… Mark Fox, 30 May, 2009 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

Looks like an orb weaver
Araneidae, I think. I could swear I've seen this spider before, but only the family comes to mind.

Nice shot.
… John Sloan, 23 May, 2009 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

 
Near here

Maybe Mangora gibberosa (Lined Orbweaver)
… John R. Maxwell, 23 May, 2009 - 12:14am login or register to post comments

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