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Filmy dome spider (male)

Neriene radiata

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

This little guy (just 3 mm long) was quite the fighter - he even brought his own boxing gloves!

Reference Links:

Species Neriene radiata - Filmy Dome Spider - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (4)
KarenL
Thanks Laura! Yes, though he just looked gray to the naked eye - macro opens up a whole new world!
LauraMaria
So beautiful, the pattern is amazing on such a tiny little body!!
KarenL
Thanks Carol! He was so tiny I didn't even notice his palps until I took the macros!

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of Tennessee
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Wildlife of Goose Creek
Photographed
PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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