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Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

millimeters tiny in size, hemlock needle in photo for comparison is floating on the roof of the cobweb covering the spider
FAMILY DICTYNIDAE

Habitat:

DAYTIME on Pachysandra, cobweb over the surface of a leaf

Species ID Suggestions

Mesh Web Spider

Emblyna sublata (Hentz, 1850)

Reference Link
John B.
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Comments (1)
John B.
Hi Ingrid3, This spider is distributed throughout Canada, The United Staes of America and Mexico. There is some information and pictures in https://bugguide.net/node/view/470078 and also in https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/arachnid/accounts.php It seems that the appearance of this species is varied, depending on gender, life stage etc., but from the beginning, you were right about the web and the family Dyctinidae.

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International Spider Survey
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022

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