Metepeira

Picture ID 56891

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Smaller than a dime and stays on its messy web all the time

Submitted by:
spaznchick
Submitted: Apr 13, 2019
Photographed: Apr 11, 2019
Spider: Metepeira
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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BugmanDan

April 14, 2019 12:23 am

Hi. I see a Steatoda triangulosa cobweb spider here,although the patterns dont seem to match.
In any event, a harmless cobweb spider, If she is out of the way, I would leave her undisturbed.
Let me poke through some other genus, possibly find a better match and more confidence.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/6927/bgimage

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TangledWeb

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April 14, 2019 1:29 am

Is her abdomen on top of an egg sack?

spaznchick

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Reply to TangledWeb

April 15, 2019 6:46 pm

I think so? I don’t know anything about spiders and this one is right outside my patio door. I took another picture right now (daytime) and I’ll post it when I figure out how.

TangledWeb

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Reply to spaznchick

April 15, 2019 11:35 pm

I looked up the Metepiera genus that Itsy Bitsy identified it as. The webbing under her might be a “labyrinth,” a cozy little hiding place to sleep during the day or hide from predators, I think.