Distribution Records
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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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| total_length |
Female 2-2.5mm, male 1.9mm |
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"The prosoma is dark brown. The opisthosoma is dark gray. The legs are orange, with dusky bands at the distal ends of the femurs and tibiae." (Rose, 2022) Unlike many linyphiid species, the head of male is little different from that of the female. |
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| behavior |
Builds its small webs in low vegetation, close to the ground. Often found in lawns. |
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| technical_reference |
Bishop, S. C. & Crosby, C. R. (1933). Studies in American spiders: The genus Grammonota. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 40: 393-421. |
| adult_id | 1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only |
| abundance |
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Eastern US and Canada, west to the Great Plains, and south to Texas. |
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>=4,000 ft. | |
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<4,000 ft. | |
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Piedmont | |
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Coastal Plain | |
| habitat |
Kaston (1948) reported this species being found under leaves, but also "in greatest abundance [in Connecticut ] on open beaches under dry eel-grass and other weeds." |
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Photo Gallery for Grammonota inornata a dwarf spider |
 | Recorded by: Carmen Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: On produce in farmers market. Local produce, but not sure exactly whence it came. |
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