Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tiny Linyphiid spider

Posted by Larry Shone on 29-11-2011 00:35
#1

Found outside, roughy 3 mm across, with noticeable red markings on abdomen.

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Posted by Tony Irwin on 29-11-2011 11:37
#2

The "glassy" legs suggests that this is a young spider, and they're a bit chunky for a linyphiid, I think. I'd suspect a young Araneus, but not certain.