Comments & ID Thoughts
This bug, which I think is a spider, was bright orange with a completely clear abdomen. I don’t mean looks clear, like slightly yellow, I mean CLEAR like water.
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- Submitted: May 9, 2020
- Photographed: May 9, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I think I see antennae on top of its head, which would make it an insect. I recommend submitting it to BugGuide.net, as they have insect specialists. Is there any chance it could actually be water on top of the bug? Did it rain recently?
Those are his legs, I’m pretty certain it was a spider because it had 8 legs, but I’m no expert. This wasn’t water, it was his belly/back. I wouldn’t have added it to this site had I thought it was a regular insect, the fact that it looked like a spider is what makes it so strange. I’ve never seen anything like it before.