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Sierra Dome Spider (Neriene litigiosa)
Photo#311726
Copyright © 2009
Ken Schneider
Linyphiinae -
Neriene litigiosa
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Huddart County Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
July 26, 2009
Size: 4-5 mm
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Contributed by
Ken Schneider
on 28 July, 2009 - 11:16pm
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 8:05am
Moved
Moved from
Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders
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Ken Schneider
, 29 July, 2009 - 8:05am
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Object on the abdomen?
Can you tell what that pinkish "mass" is on the back of the abdomen?
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John Sloan
, 29 July, 2009 - 1:27am
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Other image -
On the notes for the initial image, I speculated that it might be a mite? It fell off and I didn't see it on the preserved spider... Do you have any ideas?
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Ken Schneider
, 29 July, 2009 - 8:07am
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A mite sounds like a possibil
A mite sounds like a possibility, given the color and size. I've found mites on spiders I've collected this season that also fell off or released their holds once the spider was put into alcohol, so you may be right about this being one of them. Mites seem to be common hitchhickers on arthropods (I've even found some very tiny mites on other mites!).
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John Sloan
, 29 July, 2009 - 11:03am
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