Theridiidae (species unknown)
Female Theridion (cobweb) spider on the underside of a climbing rose leaf. I finally got this shot of her in the sunlight
the next morning. She resembles Theridion frondeum except that her head is darker. © Carol Davis, 6-19-2008
Tiny male and female Theridion mating. The pedipalps of the male inject the sperm into the female organs (epigynum) on the
underside of her abdomen. © Carol Davis 6-19-2008
Female Theridion "tied" to leaf after mating (her back color was washed-out by the camera flash). The funny little male began stringing
silk everywhere like he was enclosing the female in a semi-protective barrier. He was a spider possessed! The female stayed in the
same spot for about 24 hours. © Carol Davis 6-19-2008
After the male got tired he kind of hung around for awhile doing acrobatics and then just disappeared to leave the female by herself. It
was really fun to watch these two in action. © Carol Davis, 6-19-2008
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