Steve,
Thank you for the link to that site, it looks very interesting.
I am not 100% sure, I based the identification on the pattern
(and also on the fact that it is in Texas).
Igor
steve harley Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:55:43 -0700 wrote:
On 2015-03-28 15:50 , Igor PDML-StR wrote:
I am not a specialist, but this helpful website helped me to identify
this Metaltella simoni (Hacklemesh Weaver)
http://www.spiders.us/species/metaltella-simoni/
http://42graphy.org/misc/2015-03-spider/
detailed, but rather stark shots; i like how the abdominal hairs make dots
in 257177; how confident are you in the id? i can't find a Metaltella
photo that convinces me
(no expert myself) it seems more like a house spider (Parasteatoda), in
which the females are commonly bulbous and patterned; i couldn't find a
shot closely matching the pattern on the abdomen but they seem to vary a
lot
this site has lots of photos and some interesting navigation options; they
have an "id request" feature too:
<http://bugguide.net/node/view/184967/bgpage>
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