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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Mangora » Tuftlegged Orbweaver (Mangora placida)
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Spider ID request - Mangora placida - male
Copyright © 2021 John Lampkin

Spider ID request - Mangora placida - Male
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park, Manatee County, Florida, USA
January 18, 2021
Size: 1.8 -2.0 mm
Swept from coastal uplands meadow.
The palps test the limit of my gear hand-held in the field.

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Contributed by John Lampkin on 19 January, 2021 - 3:17pm
Last updated 19 January, 2021 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… John Lampkin, 19 January, 2021 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

We would suggest
Mangora placida
… john and jane balaban, 19 January, 2021 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

 
And I would agree!
I missed it because I was narrowing the search by the eyes. Araneidae though is not included on the terrific Spider Eye Arrangements page:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/84423
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
"Tuft-legged Orbweaver," the common name, could be applied to at least a few of the other Mangora species, judging by images in "Common Spiders of North America" (Bradley). In any case, those tufts @ ~ 0.1 mm are hardly noticeable in the field or even in the BG images.
… John Lampkin, 19 January, 2021 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

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