Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Neriene radiata - Filmy dome spider Linyphiidae Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

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synonym

taxonomic_comments

Wider described this species in 1834 as Linyphia marginata, and it stayed that way for the next 135 years (with several inevitable misidentifications, etc. along the way). In 1969, van Helsdingen revised several linyphiid genera including Neriene, Frontinellina, and Microlinyphia, placing this species in Neriene. Because the there was a preëxisting Neriene marginata since 1833, the oldest available synonym was Neriene radiata.

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id_comments

Usually identified by its web (q.v.). Has an obvious white band around the carapace.

total_length

Females 4-6.5mm; males 3.4-5.3mm

structural_features

silk_web

A dome is built with a tangle of lines above. Flying prey knocked down after hitting these lines or otherwise landing on the dome are grabbed by the spider lurking on the dome's underside.

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prey

predators

behavior

Sexes frequently cohabit.

distribution_reference

Found in much of NA, most common in eastern forests.

technical_reference

adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

distribution_comments

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

habitat

old field, forest edge, forest; dome-shaped sheet inside tangle

observation_methods

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NHP_status

status_comments

Photo Gallery for Neriene radiata Filmy dome spider
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Mitchell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger McDowell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Yancey Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Male and female in same web, were mating, returned to web this morning.	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Male and female in same web, were mating, returned to web this morning.
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Rowan Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Rowan Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Female
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Female	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Halifax Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Bottomlands Biodiversity Survey	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Bottomlands Biodiversity Survey
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Bottomlands Biodiversity Survey	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wayne Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilkes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: I think this is not a Basilica orb weaver...
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: I think this is not a Basilica orb weaver...	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: I think this is not a Basilica orb weaver...
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI - off Lassiter Hiking Trail
	Recorded by: J. Shimel Halifax Co. Comment: MEMO - Observed under bench on Air Awareness Trail.

Photo Gallery for Neriene radiata Filmy dome spider