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Comments & ID Thoughts
No idea on the id but it is a trapeze or sheet web type.
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- Submitted: Jan 24, 2024
- Photographed: Apr 7, 2021
- Spider: Frontinella pyramitela (Bowl and Doily Weaver)
- Sex:
- Location: Cary, North Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Lateral, Webs
Jan 24, 2024
Apr 7, 2021
Cary, 
I would guess Larinioides cornutus, a Furrow Orb-Weaver. The physiology matches, but unfortunately I don’t know much about their web structure, so I don’t know if it matches.
Did a bit more research quickly, looks more like Frontinella pyramitela, a species I didn’t know! The webs match better for this species.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/2043
Thank you! I agree, it is a strong match. Based on their images, this is a female Bowl and Dolly Weaver.
You got it! https://bugguide.net/node/view/2043
@PrismQuiri Thank you! Spiders in family Linyphiidae can be fun to photograph. Filmy Dome Spiders, Neriene radiata are fairly wide spread in the US. They’re ones that you are more likely to find than this species. I find them in a young forest/ mixed plant habit near water. The webs are low and between trees. The webs are distinctive. The spiders tend to run and leap to escape being photographed.
I think I may also be able to identify this spider as a female, due to the lack of reproductive structures on the pedipalps. The males of this species also have a red prosoma, and fainter white banding.
I agree, you can also use the shape of the abdomen, she’s gravid with eggs. I’ll add female to the listing.