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spider - Neriene clathrata - male
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

spider - Neriene clathrata - Male
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 9, 2012
Size: 5mm
Contributed by tom murray on 9 May, 2012 - 10:05pm
Last updated 10 May, 2012 - 5:24pm

N. clathrata
Yes, Neriene clathrata

KMP-10124
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 19 October, 2012 - 3:31pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
Thanks Lynette. I'm saving the specimen for Kevin so he can confirm.
… tom murray, 10 May, 2012 - 5:24pm

Adult Male - Neriene clathrata?
They seem to be the males that get this dark if it's a Neriene.

I guess I've seen some N. radiata get pretty dark too but I think the dark legs might be a field marking that separates those two species.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 May, 2012 - 8:41am

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