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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cribellate Orb Weavers (Uloboridae)
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Uloborus sp. (?)
Copyright © 2017 Justin Williams

Uloborus sp. (?)
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 8, 2017
Size: 5-6mm total
Very small (~5-6mm with outstretched legs) cribellate orb weaver found in Austin TX. Best guess is Uloborus glomosus but could not find any images with matching markings. Very interested in ID as I have never seen one of these before, online or in person.
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Contributed by Justin Williams on 10 July, 2017 - 5:09pm
Last updated 7 October, 2017 - 7:40pm

It look like it could be
Hi,
Uloboridae are really odd and cryptic spiders. This one is resting in the staple way Uloborous do, so I would guess that this is one of them.
They actually don't rely on venom to subdue their prey!
Have a good one,
… Andrew Caudillo, 18 October, 2017 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

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