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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnathidae) » Leucauge » Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta) » juveniles (Leucauge venusta juveniles)
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Tiny spider - Leucauge venusta
Copyright © 2013 Dorothy E. Pugh

Tiny spider - Leucauge venusta
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
January 23, 2013
This spider was so tiny I could barely see it. I apologize for the poor focus.
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Contributed by Dorothy E. Pugh on 24 January, 2013 - 8:58am
Last updated 24 January, 2013 - 4:33pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 24 January, 2013 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Yes,
looks like baby Leucauge venusta
… john and jane balaban, 24 January, 2013 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
*
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 24 January, 2013 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

Orchard Orb Weaver?
Maybe an immature Leuauge venusta? Mangora have a lot of leg spines. Let's see what the others think.
… Laura P., 24 January, 2013 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
This really was a special find.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 24 January, 2013 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops
I misspelled Leucauge*.
… Laura P., 24 January, 2013 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

 
You're right.
Mangora have a lot of leg spines.
… Iustin Cret, 24 January, 2013 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

Not an ID
Just a hypothesis: Mangora species?
… Iustin Cret, 24 January, 2013 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
It does look like a M. maculata species member, except for the color. But this does seem to be a very varied species. Perhaps the unusually cold weather here (~40) had something to do with that. We've seen some strange patterns on Asian Multi-colored Lady Beetles for a month after Hurricane Sandy.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 24 January, 2013 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

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