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Cobweb Weaver - Enoplognatha ovata
Copyright © 2003 Vincent J Hickey

Cobweb Weaver - Enoplognatha ovata
Kennebunk, Maine, USA
July 8, 2003
Cobweb weaver spider; ID by TBartlett red globule dorsum,at thoraco-abdominal junction is a parasite, ? a mite
Contributed by Vincent J Hickey on 24 April, 2004 - 1:22pm
Last updated 26 August, 2009 - 9:16am

Moved
Moved from Enoplognatha ovata lineata.
… John R. Maxwell, 26 August, 2009 - 9:16am

Moved
Moved from Enoplognatha ovata.
… John R. Maxwell, 26 August, 2009 - 8:02am

Could be a Linyphiid
Many of the sheetweb weavers (family Linyphiidae) look like this, only you normally see their bellies since they hang upside down:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2004 - 5:08pm

Agreed
I think it's probably some sort of cobweb weaver (with a parasite).
… Troy Bartlett, 24 April, 2004 - 6:34pm

 
Cobweb weaver spider
V J Hickey...Yes...your images on this site convinced me. Thanks
… Vincent J Hickey, 24 April, 2004 - 11:54pm

Cobweb Weaver
Looks much like what I posted ( in marigolds )
… Tom Adams, 24 April, 2004 - 1:47pm

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