Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Unidentified Spiderlings/Juveniles
Photo#628388
spiderlings are hatching
Copyright © 2012 Lynette Elliott

spiderlings are hatching
Clark's Creek Park, Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
April 7, 2012
Size: 1 mm

Images of this individual: tag all
egg sacs on cottonwood spiderlings are hatching spiderlings are hatching
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 10 April, 2012 - 9:35am
Last updated 13 April, 2012 - 9:24am

Similar to Drapetisca?
Shot in the dark, but I happened to pass through Drapetisca alteranda on accident and noticed some similarities in abdomen shape, leg banding, darker color of the ring around the front of the abdomen, and the black 'Y' shape on the carapace.

I wonder what the egg sac of that species looks like and if it's anything close to this? Kaston (Spiders of Connecticut) says that D. alteranda is common on tree trunks.
(1) lists a previously unpublished record of D. alteranda in WA but not sure what county or anything. Rod would probably know since he helped write that checklist.
… Mandy Howe, 26 August, 2012 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
They certainly do look similar. There were so many of these on the tree trunks that I would expect it to be a very common species in that area, which I don't think is the case.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 August, 2012 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 April, 2012 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Cute!
Is this a molt after the last shot?
… Mandy Howe, 12 April, 2012 - 1:32am login or register to post comments

 
I'm not 100% sure but
there are skins in the container.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 April, 2012 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact