"spider ball" - unkn species

Moved

Moved from Nursery Web Spiders.

… Laura P., 15 May, 2015 - 11:37pm

Moved

Moved from Fishing Spiders.

… John R. Maxwell, 22 August, 2012 - 6:21pm

Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae)

Yes, this level is best. I just realized with this being in AZ these might even be Tinus peregrinus spiderlings.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 August, 2012 - 9:28am

Moved

Moved from Spiders. I agree (but we may all be wrong) but they not only look like a match but I have seen similar nests with adult females near them.

Ooops, did you want this up one level?

… John R. Maxwell, 22 August, 2012 - 5:54pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request. Nice spiderling ball. From your observations of the area what do you think it might be?

… Lynette Elliott, 19 August, 2012 - 10:46am

The

web wasn't very orb-weaver like, but I don't know what else would be in the vegetation like that. I did see a few Argiope aurantia around - common down here after the monsoons get going. But there are other orb-weavers around too. Really don't know what these little guys are.

… Bob Beatson, 21 August, 2012 - 11:53am

nursery web spiderlings?

Do you think they could be nursery web spiderlings?

… Lynette Elliott, 21 August, 2012 - 4:55pm

There are

definitely Dolomedes around and this ball was no more than a foot or 2 from the creek that is Empire Gulch on the Las Cienegas NCA. Didn't know Dolomedes were a type of nursery web spider. Looks like a probable match. I did photograph an adult Dolomedes triton in the same drainage last fall and saw bunches of them while we were surveying fish populations.

… Bob Beatson, 22 August, 2012 - 12:19pm