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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Micrathena » White Micrathena (Micrathena mitrata)
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Orbweaver ID? - Micrathena mitrata
Copyright © 2009 Ray Lemke

Orbweaver ID? - Micrathena mitrata
Kettle Moraine State Forest (Southern Unit), Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
September 19, 2009
Size: 4mm
Very small orbweaver with knobs on body (see other pic). ID?
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Contributed by Ray Lemke on 19 September, 2009 - 8:02pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 11:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ray Lemke, 26 September, 2009 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Maybe
instead?
… john and jane balaban, 19 September, 2009 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

 
i think you're right
Darn.. :)
I've been ignoring these when I saw them, assuming they were young Spined Micrathena. I better get some pics now too .
… Andrew Williams, 20 September, 2009 - 6:52am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, we could use some more
and look around carefully for a smaller less spined male. We have no images at all of him. See figure 308 here.
… john and jane balaban, 20 September, 2009 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
will do
I probably walked past a dozen of these in the woods a couple weeks ago, and added to the ignore pile. Next time I'm out I'll look for both male and female.
… Andrew Williams, 20 September, 2009 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

baby Spined Micrathena female
I think. I've been seeing them in the woods too. Let's see what other people think.

… Andrew Williams, 19 September, 2009 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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