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Spined micrathena (female)

Micrathena gracilis

Description:

Spider with 5 mm long weirdly spined abdomen.

Habitat:

Woods

Notes:

A very difficult subject to get macro shots of especially as it was blowing about in the wind!

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5 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Satyen & Jolly!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

very nice spotting

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Lovely spotting!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

They are Carol! Here is one from PA for you! http://bugguide.net/node/view/137056

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Oh, these are so cool! They don't have them up in PA, do they?

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Columbia, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012

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