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MrMom Muncie, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 01, 2007

howdy:

what is this?

i found this lil spidey on the side of our garage. i apologize for the poor pic (and i never remove a animal from it's environment), but it is not even 1/2" long, appears to be orangy color except the abdomen is a white with yellow tinge. i found it odd how it rests with it's front legs stretched out (when you blow on it, it does retract them and gives the impression of a mantid movement). also note the 'sac' which it appears to have emerged from. i found no other lil spiders similar to 'her' so i think this is an 'adult' spider? with luck i'll try for a better pic later today (it hasn't moved since yesterday - unless ya blow on it ; )

tc,
dino

ps, i'm off to the bookstore to purchase a bug book for the lads

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MrMom Muncie, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 01, 2007

...hopefully this pic will help in better identifying this spidey.

...some type of orb weaver?

thanx,
dino

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 01, 2007

Definitely. I haven't found it yet - this is where I'm looking:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1972

edited to say that I believe it's an Orbweaver... but I'm still looking ....

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 01, 2007

Is that a chrysalis it has attached its web to?

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 02, 2007

welcome to dg and it's a great picture!

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 02, 2007

fly girl, I bet it's a future meal, something it captured and is saving for later.
Now I'm wondering if it's a long-jawed (or other) orbweaver

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 02, 2007

MrMom, I think your spider is a Hackled Orb Weaver , family Uloboridae, genus Uloborus: http://bugguide.net/node/view/93637/bgimage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3411/bgimage
but Bugguide does not get as far as identifying the species.

After further searching, I think your spider is probably Uloborus diversus: http://canadianarachnology.dyndns.org/data/canada_spiders/ImageFamilies.asp?Family=64

Kennedy

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MrMom Muncie, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 02, 2007

kennedyh.... i think your right (mate ; ) amazing that this spider is 'studied' so much. while searching on the web i found the genetic makeup of this lil 'gal', numerous studies on it's web, that the 'american 'version' most often appears in colorado and southern california and is apparantly harmless

so far most concise 'link' > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uloborus_plumipes

she does hang upside down and has a horizontal web (haven't stuck my fingers in her web yet - don't want to disturb her), but apparantly the stickiness make help determine her age. i keep saying 'she', because i believe the 'food' to actually be an egg sac.

hmm, i'll look into it more later.

thx again,
dino

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