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Theridion sp.
Tiny, colorful spider. Yellow body, yellow legs with black stripes, reddish face.
Suburban backyard garden
Saw a few of these over the summer. Hope to see them again this year and get better pictures.
Spotted on Jun 3, 2012
Submitted on Mar 1, 2013
4 Comments
I definitely agree with you, ForestDragon. Nice catch! :)
Thanks for the suggestion but I believe this is a male Cobweb Spider from Genus Theridion. I found it by accident. Unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to figure out the species.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/196678
I'm going to post it on BG and see if any luck there.
I was looking in the same place, Fyn! ;-)
Long-jawed Orb Weaver (Tetragnathidae)?