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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Trashline Orbweavers (Cyclosa)
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Tiny Black Mystery, possibly related to micrathena - Cyclosa
Copyright © 2016 jpottsr2b

Tiny Black Mystery, possibly related to micrathena - Cyclosa
Preston, Maryland, USA
May 20, 2016
Size: 1cm
It looks like a micrathena with no spines. The abdomen is pear shaped or bowling pin shaped. Real small, 1cm
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Contributed by jpottsr2b on 20 May, 2016 - 8:49pm
Last updated 2 March, 2019 - 5:57pm

Moved to genus for now
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Chad Heins, 2 March, 2019 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Any clearer images? Was the spider all black?
… Lynette Elliott, 22 May, 2016 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Shaped like Cyclosa conica
… John Rosenfeld, 21 May, 2016 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Closest so far but the abdome
Closest so far but the abdomen isn't swollen as much near the carapace and seems to be a little more elongated.

Rare you think?
… jpottsr2b, 21 May, 2016 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

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