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Sheet web spider - Linyphiidae |
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| Adults: Small. Typically with orange-brown prosoma and legs. Abdomen varies from gray or brown to patterned. Length 2 mm.
Diet/web: Produces a sheet web of non-sticky silk on ground, bark, stones or plant material. Spider hangs underneath the web and waits for prey. When an insect lands on the web, the spider pulls it through the sheet, entangling it. |
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| This information was developed for the publication Identifying Natural Enemies in Field Crops by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma, MSU Extension bulletin E2949. | ||||||
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