Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Araneus partitus - an orbweaver Araneidae 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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Cephalothorax and legs greenish yellow. The abdomen is winder than long, triangular with lateral humps. The dorsal surface of the abdomen is red with yellow spots and a transverse band. At the front corners of the abdomen there are a series of dark spots, surrounded by yellow. There are also small dark spots along the sides of abdomen, each surrounded by yellow. Some forms of A. miniatus can have similar markings, but lack the dark spots outlined in yellow that partitus shows.

total_length

Very small, female 3.3-4.3 mm, male 2.7-3.3 mm

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Spiders of North America - Bradley; Spiders of the Carolinas – Gaddy; Bugguide

adult_id

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

abundance

Rare, but probably overlooked

distribution_comments

Eastern species, Maine south to Georgia and west to Arkansas. Adults early spring to early summer.

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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

Eastern deciduous forests

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sweeping roadside weeds

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	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment: Opisthosoma was bright red with yellow and also with black spots, two humps too. Prosoma was olive green.	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment: Opisthosoma was bright red with yellow and also with black spots, two humps too. Prosoma was olive green.
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Columbus Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Columbus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Columbus Co. Comment:

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