Tidarren sisyphoides
Tent Cobweb Weaver
Tidarren sisyphoides: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Arachnida (spiders, harvestmen, scorpions, mites, etc.)
- Order: Araneae (spiders)
- Family: Theridiidae (cobweb weavers)
- Genus: Tidarren
- Species: Tidarren sisyphoides
- Common Names: Tent Cobweb Weaver
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Tidarren sisyphoides
Tallahassee, FL
May 5, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Tidarren sisyphoides - This is the same spider as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
May 5, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Tidarren sisyphoides - This spider is feeding on a green stink bug (family: Pentatomidae). The tan fly above the stinkbug is a crane fly (family: Tipulidae). When this spider is not feeding, it hides beneath a small tent of debris seen here, above its previous prey.
Tallahassee, FL
March 28, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Tidarren sisyphoides
Tallahassee, FL
March 28, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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