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Araneus partitus - male
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Araneus partitus - Male
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
October 26, 2009
Size: Maybe around 3 mm?
It had made a web on a mobile hanging from a light/ceiling fan. When the light was turned on the mobile started to slowly undulate and the spider frantically went about trying to repair a web on a geometry that was constantly changing.
I believe that this may be another Araneus partitus - penultimate male. Looking for other opinions, then we can frass these images.

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 28 October, 2009 - 10:16am
Last updated 29 October, 2009 - 8:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 29 October, 2009 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

oh
i see there are still pics of this guy in ID request. Thought you Frassed them all. Made a note on one of the other pics. Neat spider.
… Andrew Williams, 28 October, 2009 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
Keep at least a dorsal, anter
Keep at least a dorsal, anterodorsolateral, and another view. Then raise the spider to maturity, so we can see the pedipalps.

-K

(Nice images, BTW.)
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 29 October, 2009 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
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The spider has died. I'm not sure why but I assume captivity survival rate is never 100%. I put it in alcohol.
… John R. Maxwell, 8 November, 2009 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
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I moved what I thought were some of the best in, do you have any changes you would suggest?
… John R. Maxwell, 29 October, 2009 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

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