Platform-spider

Guides

• Microlinyphia mandibulata mandibulata

  Microlinyphia mandibulata mandibulata is a subspecies of sheet-web weaving spider in the family Linyphiidae. Members of this genus are commonly known as "platform spiders" for their flat, sheet-like webs built close to the ground. Males are distinguished by a circular filament called the embolus that extends from the pedipalp. This subspecies has been documented from the United States.

  spidersheet-web-weaverLinyphiidaeplatform-spiderembolusmale-genitaliafall-activityNorth-America

• Microlinyphia pusilla

  Platform spider

  Microlinyphia pusilla is a small sheet-web spider in the family Linyphiidae, characterized by strong sexual dimorphism and a distinctive hammock-shaped web built close to the ground in vegetation. Males actively wander in search of mates during autumn, while females and immature males remain on their webs. The species has a Holarctic distribution across North America and Eurasia.

  spidersheet-websexual-dimorphismHolarcticautumn-activityballooningLinyphiidaeplatform-spider