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Drapetisca spider Heverleebos, Belgium (2013).<br /> Even among the diminutive spiders in this family, this is a very small species with a body length (excluding legs) of just 3 mm. It is usually found motionless on its delicate web, built on the trunk of a tree, where its mottled body and banded legs, allied to its tiny size, make it very difficult to see (giving it the common name invisible spider). Belgium,Drapetisca socialis,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Drapetisca spider

Heverleebos, Belgium (2013).
Even among the diminutive spiders in this family, this is a very small species with a body length (excluding legs) of just 3 mm. It is usually found motionless on its delicate web, built on the trunk of a tree, where its mottled body and banded legs, allied to its tiny size, make it very difficult to see (giving it the common name invisible spider).

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That is very cool indeed! It seems many spiders arrive at their habitat by sheer chance, being the wind. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      What is funny is the wishful thinking that when they get into your hair you will get money :-D Posted 9 years ago
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    I don't think this is Linyphia triangularis - it's legs are not striped. It could be Drapetisca socialis.
    http://www.eurospiders.com/Linyphia_triangularis.htm
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/linyphia-triangularis
    http://www.eurospiders.com/Drapetisca_socialis.htm
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/invisible-spider
    http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds3/arachnidsinfocusdrapetiscasocialis.htm
    http://wiki.spinnen-forum.de/index.php?title=Drapetisca_socialis     Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The Invisible Spider

"Drapetisca socialis" is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It is distributed across most of the Palearctic region.

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Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Dec 1, 2013 16:09 in Kardinaal Mercierlaan 66-72, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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  • SP-820UZ
  • f/3.7
  • 10/300s
  • ISO250
  • 5.7mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.