Tangle Web Spider - Theridula emertoni

This little girl was about 2 mm in size!

Habitat: In her web on the underside of a leaf in a rural garden

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Very interesting discovery, so tiny and uniquely shaped. Also remarkable how small the female/male size difference is. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, it was a beauty! Posted 5 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Very well done for spotting and shooting this beauty Christine. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Ruth! Posted 5 years ago

The Emerton's Bitubercled Cobweaver

"Theridula emertoni" is a species of tangle web spider commonly found in the United States and Canada. Prior to its formal description in 1954, specimens of "T. emertoni" were often classified as "T. opulenta", a species with whom its range overlaps. The species can be reliably distinguished from "T. opulenta" by the epigyne in females or by the pedipalp in males.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Christine Young