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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae) » Theridion
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pale cobweb spider - Theridion - female
Copyright © 2011 Dan Bodor

pale cobweb spider - Theridion - Female
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
December 2, 2011
Size: 3.5 mm
Brought home from a school playground. Theridion?

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Contributed by Dan Bodor on 2 December, 2011 - 7:15am
Last updated 3 December, 2011 - 9:48am

There are some 50 species of Theridion
Someday BugGuide may get a Theridion expert to stop in, or Lynette and we might dig into the group and see what we can figure out, but right now, we're stuck at the genus level, sorry
… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2011 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
I understand. Thanks. Didn'
I understand. Thanks. Didn't realize there were so many.
… Dan Bodor, 3 December, 2011 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 3 December, 2011 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

We would also have thought
Theridion
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2011 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John, Jane, and Lynette
Any chance for a species ID or would that require microscopy?
… Dan Bodor, 3 December, 2011 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

Theridion
Moved from ID Request.

Yes I think you've picked the right genus. Great shots. Let's see what others think.
… Lynette Elliott, 2 December, 2011 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

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