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Sheetweb weaver

Frontinellina frutetorum

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Male. 5-6 mm. long spider of the Linyphiidae family, the money spiders. The prosoma is dark red with two thin dark lines on the sides. The opistosoma is vertically truncated at the rear end and presents a longitudinal dark band in the center plus two lateral ones that consist of four transversal lines.

They make a very distinctive hammock web in bushes. The web consists of a second layer, below the first one, which is woven more loosely. The spider sits between these two webs

Habitat:

Spotted in Mediterranean forest with Holm oaks and rockroses.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.

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