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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Metellina » Metellina segmentata
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male spider - Metellina segmentata - male
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Elliott

male spider - Metellina segmentata - Male
Puyallup, Clark's Creek Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
September 19, 2009
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male spider - Metellina segmentata - male male spider - Metellina segmentata - male
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 19 September, 2009 - 11:06pm
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 9:02am

Moved
Moved from Metellina.
… Lynette Elliott, 29 September, 2009 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

And, a shot of the palp? :-)
And, a shot of the palp? :-)

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 20 September, 2009 - 5:08am login or register to post comments

 
sort of
it's a pretty bad shot... I didn't think it would offer much. I'll add it.
… Lynette Elliott, 20 September, 2009 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
It does help, some (could be
It does help, some (could be larger and lighter, though). The view of the tibial apophysis does fit that of Metellina segmentata. Ken has an image of M. curtisi, which looks more like a fish tail, IMO. I'll have to dig out the literature when I have a moment.

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 20 September, 2009 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

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