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Micrathena gracilis
8 mm long orbweaver. The first photo is the ventral view showing the spider's spinneret, or silk-spinning organ. The only web-building members of the species are the females. Females are 8-10 mm long. They exhibit a bulbous abdomen with a total of ten spines. Males exhibit a fair amount of sexual dimorphism. They tend to be around only half the size of the females. Also, they have fewer spines, a flatter abdomen, and a slightly lighter tone. Although males can produce silk, they mostly use it in the mating ritual, which frequently also proves fatal.
Rural
Spotted on Oct 13, 2013
Submitted on Oct 18, 2013
62 Comments (1–25)
Thank you guys!
Belated Birthday wishes ! and congrats on the SOTD ! :) :) :)
Congratulations for your SOTD and your Birthday!
Happy Birthday Karen! and Congratulations for the SOTD!
Happy Birthday Karen and congratulations!!!
Thank you guys for all your kind comments!
jcm, this was taken using my Lumix FZ200 point and shoot with a Raynox DCR-250 macro convertor.
Great spot, Thats one sweet !!
congrats, and happy B-day Karen! :-)
Awesome Karen,congrats on this well deserved SOTD and on your Birth Day , thanks for sharing and for your great work on PN :-)
happy birthday karen and congrats on your SOTD! great orbweaver, love the hue and thanks for sharing!
Congrats on your birthday and SOTD
What kind of camera are you using for your shots? Wonderfully clear!
Happy B'Day Karen and congrats for the befitting SOTD. I'm always grateful for all your encouragement and support. Have a big bash!
Congrats and Happy Birthday Karen!
Happy Birthday and Great SOTD, Karen!
congrats great find
Congrats on your SOTD & Happy birthday Karen!!!
I said it deserved... ;-)
What a lovely Birthday present! Thank you Yasser for the honor and to you all for your kind comments and good wishes. I feel blessed to be a part of this wonderful community! :)
Karen, congrats to you on this incredible SOTD... And happy birthday too...
Congratulations on your SOTD Karen & hope you are having a wonderful birthday :)
I received a bite from orb weaver last year I taught my son to respect the spiders and I found out that stuck because my granddaughter ask me which spider bite me Maeve or Alice so they had named them after themselves Lucky me I still have venom in my arm
Happy Birthday Karen! and Congratulations for the SOTD!!
Happy Birthday Karen, Congratulations on the SotD !
Happy birthday Karen! Thanks for sharing this image, as well as all your others with us! Congrats on SOTD.