LINYPHIIDAE

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Family

Linyphiidae

Species

Ostearius melanopygius
(O. P.-Cambridge, 1880)

Body Length

Female: 3.0mm
Male: 2.5mm

Habitat

In a small web or resting on a variety of surfaces.

Toxicity

Too small to be harmful to humans.

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This is a cosmopolitan spider found in a number of countries around the world. Found in association with man-made objects.