Funnel Weaver

Wadotes sp.

Description:

Kind of nasty-looking spider (but I'm sure it has a "great personality"...), with bulbous round abdomen. Probably a female. Abdomen grayish-brownish, legs reddish brown. A shy spider, not pleased when I uncovered its hiding place. When frightened, it tucks up its legs, and they come up high enough to mostly cover its body.

Habitat:

Cranny in an old rotting log, in deciduous woods.

1 Species ID Suggestions

HeidiEaton 11 years ago

Funnel Weaver

Wadotes sp. Genus Wadotes - BugGuide.Net

5 Comments

Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Thanks, everyone!
BugEric (great name, btw), I will submit these to BugGuide now. I LOVE BugGuide! It's my go-to site for arthropod ID :)

BugEric 11 years ago

Please consider submitting these nice images to Bugguide.net, in the "ID Request" section. You'll probably get confirmation through there, and bolster their database, too. No Wadotes for Georgia there, yet. Keep up the great work!