Arachnids of North Carolina
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Argyrodes pluto - a dewdrop spider


This female is 3.9mm from clypeus
to rearmost point of abdomen.
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: THERIDIIDAE                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Structural photos

Epigynum of NCBP record 6670
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Argyrodes pluto - a dewdrop spider

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2022-10-27
Wake Co.
Comment: See epigynum in "Structural photos," above		Recorded by: Pete Dixon on 2021-06-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Pete Dixon on 2020-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Pete Dixon on 2020-06-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Pete Dixon on 2020-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Pete Dixon on 2020-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: One Argyrodes was observed in a Black Widow web with a dead Black Widow on 6/14/2020. The next day 2 Agryrodes were observed in the web and very little of the Black Widow remained.