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Neat Spider - Neriene radiata
Copyright © 2009 Neece

Neat Spider - Neriene radiata
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
June 13, 2009
Size: small
Also, does anyone know what the spider is about to eat here?

The web was next to a relatively unused set of stone steps with some ferns and weeds growing, in a park.
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Contributed by Neece on 13 June, 2009 - 6:47pm
Last updated 14 June, 2009 - 12:19pm

Thanks!
Thanks for the help! :D
… Neece, 14 June, 2009 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

We would suggest Sheetweb spider
in the Linyphiinae, particularly Neriene radiata. See
… john and jane balaban, 14 June, 2009 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Image has been moved to guide page.
… Lynette Schimming, 14 June, 2009 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

Spider prey...
Just a guess, but I think the spider is about to eat an aphid.
(Note: The image below is just to give you a point of reference, it is not necessarily the same species of aphid.)

… Harsi S. Parker, 13 June, 2009 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

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