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eden100 Edinburg, IL(Zone 6a) May 15, 2010

what kind of spider?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 15, 2010

The image is not clear enough to be absolutely certain, but this appears to be an immature fishing/nursery web spider (family Pisauridae) such as Pisaurina mira - see http://tinyurl.com/2cqkeq for an example. Some running crab spiders (family Philodromidae) in the genus Tibellus can have a similar appearance, but they usually hold their legs in a different pose, and their second pair of legs is longer than the first pair - see http://tinyurl.com/24q3wcp for an image.

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eden100 Edinburg, IL(Zone 6a) May 15, 2010

It must be diffucult to determine. I think Pisaurina mira, your first assessment, is on target. Thank you!

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