Blacktailed red sheetweaver

Florinda coccinea

The blacktailed red sheetweaver is a species of dwarf spider. It is the only species in the monotypic genus "Florinda". It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1896, and has only been found in Mexico, the West Indies, and the United States. It is common in the southeastern United States, inhabiting grasslands, lawns, and agricultural fields.
Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver - Florinda coccinea *Tentative ID Habitat: Mixed, mesic forest Blacktailed red sheetweaver,Florinda,Florinda coccinea,Geotagged,Summer,United States,spider

Appearance

"F. coccinea" are bright red in color, with a black caudal tubercle. Adults typically grow to 3 to 4 millimetres long, with females growing slightly larger than males. They have two rows of eyes; two on the top row and six procurved on the bottom.

Webs spun by "F. coccinea" consist of a horizontal sheet of non-sticky silk, and a tangle of stopping threads above. The stopping threads intercept flying prey and cause them to fall into the sheet below, where they are attacked by the spider.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyLinyphiidae
GenusFlorinda
SpeciesF. coccinea
Photographed in
United States of America