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Spiderling

Spiderling
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 5, 2006
Size: 1.7mm body length
Can spiderlings be identified, or do they develop markings with age? This tiny speck was crawling on the paper sleeve of a CD - the texture you can see in this photo are paper fibers, the spider is so tiny. She was very fast when she got going. That fact combined with the prominent spinnerets made me wonder if she's a baby parson spider since I've found at least three in my house in the past few weeks.

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Gnaphosidae
It's a Gnaphosid spider, which are typically small, anyway. These can be identified by the tarantula-like shape combined with the two long, tube-like spinnerettes.

S. McKenzie

 
Thanks!
Same family as the parson spiders, which explains why I thought it might be one. After examining photos, I think you're right. I found a shot showing off the eyes fairly well and they look like a match, as well as the spinnerettes you mentioned.

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