Mangora placida
(Tuft-legged Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Spotted in my garden in the dirt. I thought it looked like a tiny yellow&black garden spider but its more like cream&black. It’s tiny (that’s why I couldn’t get a good picture) maybe slightly larger than the size of a dried grain of quinoa. I would love to know what kind of spider it is!

• Submitted by: 
  
  coreyannder
• Submitted: Jun 1, 2018
• Photographed: Jun 1, 2018
• Spider: Mangora placida (Tuft-legged Orb-weaver)
• Location: pewaukee , Wisconsin, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal