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Xysticus punctatus
Small spider, whole body (not including legs) about half an inch. Reminded me of a pumpkin!
Great! That species isn't listed in my guide! Happy you got an ID J!
BugGuide just identified this as Xysticus punctatus, which has the pale band on the cephalothorax:http://bugguide.net/node/view/723929
Thank you very much, Karen!
Mmmm, I would guess at Steatoda triangulosa though I can't find an example with the pale band on the cephalothorax like this one. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&a... Nice macro work!
Spotted on Jun 15, 2012 Submitted on Jul 4, 2012
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Great! That species isn't listed in my guide! Happy you got an ID J!
BugGuide just identified this as Xysticus punctatus, which has the pale band on the cephalothorax:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/723929
Thank you very much, Karen!
Mmmm, I would guess at Steatoda triangulosa though I can't find an example with the pale band on the cephalothorax like this one. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&a... Nice macro work!