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Sarasota Garage Spider - female
Copyright © 2016 David Bruns

Sarasota Garage Spider - Female
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Missouri, USA
March 20, 2016
Size: 4 mm
I would like help with an ID on this spider. In this image, it looks like this female spider is guarding a recently hatched egg sac (bottom middle). This was situated in the protective space above a garage door in Sarasota County, FL. Although I chose not to disturb the individual for more intrusive observations, I think this might be in the Theridiidae family based on eye arrangement, body shape, pattern on abdomen.
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Contributed by David Bruns on 22 March, 2016 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David Bruns, 22 March, 2016 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Looks rather like a cobweb weaver
Maybe one of the Theridion
… john and jane balaban, 22 March, 2016 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes I just got to that same
Yes I just got to that same notion.
Now I am thinking maybe Theridion varians?
… David Bruns, 22 March, 2016 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

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