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Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

3 mm body, hiding in a rolled up leaf.

Habitat:

Radnor Lake state park

Species ID Suggestions

Marbled orb weaver

Araneus marmoreus

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mauna Kunzah
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Comb-clawed spider

Achaearanea spp.

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mauna Kunzah
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American House Spider

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

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TeresaEdwards
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Comments (5)
TeresaEdwards
I have a TON of these everywhere at my house, in my house, everywhere. They are related to the black/brown widows, but not lethal like they are. They appear like a widow due to the large round abdomen, but they are only related. If you aren't 100% sure, google the American House Spider and see if it resembles your spider. They are actually beautiful things!
KarenL
Thanks for your help kunzah. It could be Parasteatoda tepidariorum - the pattern is similar but the the abdomen was more oval than typical for the comb-clawed spiders. I'm going to submit to bugguide & see what they suggest.
mauna Kunzah
Okie dokie, like I said, I wasn't sure. The shininess of this spider puzzles me, haha.
KarenL
Thanks for the suggestion kunzah. I'm pretty sure that this isn't a marbled orbweaver though as they usually have round matt abdomens.

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of Tennessee
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Mission WILD
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PublishedAugust 30, 2012

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