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Parasteatoda tepidariorum, Common House Spiders. The female is on the left. The male in the center already mated with her. Another male, on the right, arrived to mate with her too. The first male is trying to prevent that by staying between. them They fought after this and they both wound up wrapped around the female at the same time while spinning on a strand of silk . Total spider erotica!.
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- Submitted: Sep 20, 2019
- Photographed: Jul 20, 2019
- Spider: Parasteatoda
- Sex:
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Nashua , New Hampshire, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
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Apr 16, 2024
Aug 3, 2023
Nashua, 
The yellow foam is dried expanding crack sealant.
TangledWeb, how do you publish a photo and label it with a species, and not have it say “Unidentified”, because I’ve been trying to do that.
You can’t. That is the site moderator’s job to make the final decision on the identification and mark and file it. Her username is Itsy Bitsy. If you look at the recent discussion items you’ll see some postings that she just finalized.
I looked at the discussion tab. Is that what you mean? Also, how do I contact her so that I can get IDs on my pictures? I’m sorry, but this website is very confusing.
It’s okay, it is an odd site. The Postal Service had the worst most confusing websites I’ve ever used. We don’t request filing of our photos. It wouldn’t be fair for anyone to get priority. She does as much as she has time for and tries to resolve conflicts over identifications. If we correctly identify a species she leaves it alone until she has more help with filing. If your identification is clearly incorrect she tries to file it with the correct ID promptly. I’ll try to post a link to one of my conversations with her. You can click… Read more »
Wow there’s a lot happening here!