Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Desidae » Metaltella » Metaltella simoni » accidental adventives (Metaltella simoni accidental adventives)
Photo#1481716
Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni
Copyright © 2018 Emily Tenczar

Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni
Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA
January 1, 2018
Size: 1 cm or less
Found in Dakota County on Oct. 21, 2017, in a greenhouse. I've been rearing it in Hennepin County (Minneapolis) since then.

Images of this individual: tag all
Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni Fuzzy spider - Metaltella simoni
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Emily Tenczar on 2 January, 2018 - 11:15pm
Last updated 15 May, 2023 - 5:56am

Congrats!
This represents the first record in Minnesota that I know of!
… Chad Heins, 17 January, 2018 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Because ...
it was in a greenhouse, still interesting though! :)
… Laura P., 17 January, 2018 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Metaltella simoni.
(Created a separate placement for accidental adventives.)
… Laura P., 3 January, 2018 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Laura P., 3 January, 2018 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

From G.B. Edwards
"I think in this case you are likely correct about Metaltella simoni. The specimen appears gravid or extremely well fed, which may explain the lack of a pattern due to the integument being stretched so much that any markings were obscured. Or maybe it just didn't have any."
… Laura P., 3 January, 2018 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved for review.
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 3 January, 2018 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

Desidae?
This looks like Metaltella simoni to me. The cribellum is divided... compare:
vs.

And the shape of the carapace around the eyes looks a little more narrow and domed compared to A. ferox:
vs.

I guess she came in on some out of state plants?

For M. simoni I usually just look for a Christmas tree shaped pattern on the abdomen but it's dark on yours. :)

Thank you for taking the time to rear her and sharing with us here, nice find.

Edit: Because of the location I've reached out to a professional for a second opinion, I'll let you know if I hear back.
… Laura P., 3 January, 2018 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

 
Having trouble telling what
Having trouble telling what is going on with those cribelllum pics...
… Emily Tenczar, 5 January, 2018 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

 
On your spider ...
the cribellum (plate behind the spinnerets) has a clear divide in it. That's one of the diagnostic features for M. simoni. My A. ferox pic is pretty crumby but it shows the cribellum looks different on that species.
… Laura P., 5 January, 2018 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Ok I see now!
Ok I see now!
… Emily Tenczar, 5 January, 2018 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact