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Teeny Tiny Spider - Leucauge venusta

Teeny Tiny Spider - Leucauge venusta
Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 11, 2013
Size: ~2mm (body length)
I've been seeing these little guys often and on different parts of the property. They are so tiny it would be easy to over look them and are near impossible for me to shoot. I think on this one i saw whitish stripes on the dorsal view of the abdomen. I'm far sighted so occasionally I rely entirely on the auto-focus to even 'see' a given specimen. What keeps attracting me to the various individuals is the flash of iridescent color seen from the ventral view. Are these spiderlings or actually a tiny species?

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Can't see much, but that orange smile
clearly says Leucauge venusta

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