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Mangora placida - tuftlegged 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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taxonomic_comments
species_comment Feminine form of Placidus, Latin for "placid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful"
id_comments Abdomen is pale with a dark area in the center, widening towards the rear. There are two rows of three black or dark brown spots along the edge of the dark folium on the abdomen. There is usually a pair of white spots near the widest part of the folium. In some individuals the folium is pale. Cephalothorax and legs are pale brown. The spiders in the genus Mangora have tufts of long, thin sensory hair (trichobothria) on the front edge of the tibiae of leg III.
total_length Very small, female total body length 2.3-4.5 mm, male total body length 2.0-2.8 mm.
structural_features
silk_web Very small orb, finely meshed. This fine mesh allows them to collect small flying insects.
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prey Small flying insects including pollinators.
predators
behavior One of the most common spiders in understory vegetation in eastern deciduous forests.
distribution_reference
technical_reference 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 Common.
distribution_comments Common throughout North Carolina and the eastern United States. Adults spring and summer, young are common in fall and overwinter to mature the following spring.
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>=4,000 ft.
Regular
Frequent
Infrequent
Occasional
Seldom
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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 Low understory vegetation of deciduous forests, fields and tall grasses.
observation_methods Visual observation, sweep netting.
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Photo Gallery for Mangora placida tuftlegged orbweaver

Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Steven Acesta
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Steven Acesta
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Steven Acesta
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Steven Acesta
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Montgomery Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Catawba Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Davie Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP
Lenoir Co.
Comment: Mature female swept from grasses and weeds
Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP
Lenoir Co.
Comment: Mature female swept from grasses and weeds
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Abundant
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
Comment: Abundant
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Bertie Co.
Comment: Both male and female collected. Female had died.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Bertie Co.
Comment: Both male and female collected. Female had died.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Hertford Co.
Comment: Female
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Martin Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Northampton Co.
Comment: Male
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Harnett Co.
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Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP
Harnett Co.
Comment: Beaten from bushes
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
Comment: Males and females present.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
Comment: Males and females present.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Jones Co.
Comment: Specimen was collected.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Jones Co.
Comment: Specimen was collected.
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Polk Co.
Comment: OVVI Overmountain Victory Trail
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Hyde Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Hyde Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Female seen by my um... non-spider-loving wife through the windshield and on the wiper of her car as she pulled out of our driveway.
Recorded by: John Petranka
Durham Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)
Recorded by: John Petranka
Durham Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)
Recorded by: John Petranka
Durham Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Surry Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Cherokee Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: New Hoe Creek Biodiversity Project
Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, C. Bowers, H. Anderson, J. Brown
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: j.wyche
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: j.wyche
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI - approximately 2mm sized spiderling on my pants leg on the Moody Boundary; John & Jane Balaban think that this spider is a Mangora placida. That is what I had thought too. But they were not definitive. And, I have had another comment that it might be a Neoscona arabesca. So, if anyone has an opinion, please let me know. Laura P. from Bugguide agrees with Mangora placida. Alyssa Fuller says Mangora maculata.
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Halifax Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: FKW, SBW
Camden Co.
Comment: DISW