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Spider 25 - Gea heptagon
Copyright © 2009 Lew Scharpf

Spider 25 - Gea heptagon
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
October 7, 2009
Size: 3-4 mm incl legs
Looking for ID suggestions for this very small spider
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Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 7 October, 2009 - 7:42pm
Last updated 8 October, 2009 - 7:13am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. This is a nonconformist species. It doesn't look like a proper spider.
… John F. Carr, 8 October, 2009 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

Gea heptagon
http://bugguide.net/node/view/38515
… Jebus31, 8 October, 2009 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

Acari??
Are you sure that's a spider? Spiders usually have a constriction between between cephalothorax and abdomen. Maybe something in Acari. My first impression was a tick. It doesn't match any tick species I found in the guide though, nor do I see an obvious match among spider families.
… John F. Carr, 7 October, 2009 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Acari??
Thanks for your comments, John. This insect was first observed in a very small web, typical of a spider web but somewhat funnel shaped.
Unfortunately I did not get a shot of the web as the speciman was in constant motion.
… Lew Scharpf, 7 October, 2009 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

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