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Photo#787411
Copyright © 2013
John Barry
Steigerwald Spider 2
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County, Washington, USA
June 16, 2013
On a footbridge railing.
Contributed by
John Barry
on 16 June, 2013 - 7:38pm
Last updated 30 July, 2018 - 5:02am
Moved
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Entelegynes
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 30 July, 2018 - 5:03am
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Lynette Elliott
, 12 March, 2015 - 9:56am
Steigerwald Spider 2
It's tiny isn't it?
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Lynette Elliott
, 19 June, 2013 - 9:21am
I would say
Somewhat tiny. I would estimate 3 mm or so perhaps 4 mm. I tend to take my photos in the field so I am usually not able to measure. This one was taken in a bridge railing. I am basing my estimate by comparing to picture of Lucilia fly that I took in the same location. This spider is about a third of the length of that fly.
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John Barry
, 19 June, 2013 - 9:59am
3-4 mm
There is a lot of difference between those when we're talking something so small. I'd guess dwarf spider for something under 3 mm, but there are some other choices for the ones that are 3-4 mm like Enoplognatha thoracica. However the eyes on your spider appear to have an oval shape which might help us narrow the choices down.
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Lynette Elliott
, 19 June, 2013 - 2:21pm