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tiny spider - Cyclosa turbinata

tiny spider - Cyclosa turbinata
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
November 5, 2005
Size: aprox. 1.5..
Looks like Cyclosa turbinata in the golden guide or perhaps Theridion??

It has a kind of Mangora
look to it: image

 
spider
Thanks John and Jane.

Neither.
Looks like it is in an orb web, which rules out Theridion (a cobweb weaver); if it was Cyclosa, it would have a "trash line" running down the middle of its web. So, it is an orb weaver of some other kind.

 
spider
Thanks Eric. I went out to get a better look at the web and it was gone.

 
That
could be because it was an adult male. You know what they say about going with your first guess.. Anyway, I agree with your original though of Cyclosa, probably turbinata. Males do have rounded abdomens.
Do you agree with placement?

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