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I'm not sure of the species, but these appear to be social, there were many of them on one web. Some were larger than others while there also appeared to be unhatched eggs or equivalent. I've never seen spiders in such a community before. Any help in IDing is appreciated.
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- Submitted: May 26, 2020
- Photographed: May 25, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Firestone , Colorado, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
These are newly hatched spiderlings. They should disperse in a few days. An individual egg sac can contain hundreds of eggs, and some will hatch sooner than others. The larger hatchlings often eat the smaller ones. If you want to know what kind they are, BugGuide.net ‘s arachnology forum can provide you with advice on how to raise them.
They look a bit like Orbweavers in family Aranidae. Thank you Helper for being very helpful!
🙂 You’re welcome! I agree with you on the classification. They’re the right shape, even if they are no bigger than poppyseeds.