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Tiny Spider - 1/3 inch - Mangora gibberosa
Copyright © 2005 Michael E.

Tiny Spider - 1/3 inch - Mangora gibberosa
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 1/3 inch
Any idea what spider this is? What amazing spikes on the legs. In same family as the Orchard spiders??

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Help... What type of spider is this ?????/ - Mangora gibberosa Tiny Spider - 1/3 inch - Mangora gibberosa
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Contributed by Michael E. on 12 August, 2005 - 12:10am
Last updated 22 October, 2005 - 3:12pm

Mangora gibberosa? (orb-weaver)
I'm not not sure, but Eric recently ID'd the genus of one that looked very similar.

Using Eric's ID as a starting point, your spider is a good "visual" match (and size match) to Mangora gibberosa (or a very closely related species) in the Golden Guide, but that would need confirmation from an expert... :)

Orchard spiders are in the long-jawed orb-weaver family (Tetragnathidae), and this looks to be in the orb-weaver family (Araneidae).
… Christopher Hunt, 31 August, 2005 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
You
are right, M. gibberosa
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 October, 2005 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

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