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Theridiidae sp.?
Copyright © 2020 Pam Owen

Theridiidae sp.?
Border of Shenandoah National Park, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
March 13, 2020
Size: ~0.25"
This looks like a cobweb spider being eaten by an egg sac. I was walking at dawn, and overnight dozens of webs appeared around the yard, in the garden, and down a forested path. Couldn't find many spiders, and this is the only one I could photograph. By afternoon, every web had totally disappeared, along with any spiders.

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Contributed by Pam Owen on 13 March, 2020 - 1:55pm
Last updated 16 March, 2020 - 11:16am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 16 March, 2020 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

Did you get any more images
from different perspectives that you can add. Difficult to figure out what we are looking at here.
… john and jane balaban, 13 March, 2020 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Will add shot
This spider is so tiny, and it was in a tight forest situation, so I had a hard time shooting from different angles.I'll add another shot, but it's even less sharp.
… Pam Owen, 13 March, 2020 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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