Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Mangora spiculata - an orbweaver Araneidae Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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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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From latin spiculo, meaning "stab"

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Abdomen pale white with more than three rows of black spots that widen into blotches, and usually has faint yellow crosswise bands. Cephalothorax is greenish with a dark brown central stripe. Legs are greenish and covered in stout hairs. Abdomen has less black than M. placida, especially towards the front. 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 2.4-4.3 mm, male total body length 1.9-2.2 mm.

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Small orb web in low vegetation and grasses, finely meshed.

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adult_id

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

abundance

Frequent.

distribution_comments

Frequently found throughout the state and eastern United States, more common in the southeast and coastal areas. Adults spring through 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

Understory vegetation of pine oak woodlands, open fields.

observation_methods

Visual observation, sweep netting.

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Photo Gallery for Mangora spiculata an orbweaver
	Recorded by: David George Chatham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Chatham Co. Comment: White Pines Survey
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Polk Co. Comment: OVVI Overmountain Victory Trail	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Randolph Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Iredell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-22)	Recorded by: H. Quay Orange Co. Comment: ENRI - Buckquarter Creek Trail @ -79.004874, 36.083841
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Stokes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Stokes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI - Lassiter Trail
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment:

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