Comments on: Wicked Cool Spider

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:10:18 +0000

Hi Sarah Jo,

We couldn’t agree more =)

By: Sarah Jo

Sarah Jo — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:43:09 +0000

Ho! Really nature is so beautiful we can’t image any seen or anything. Sometimes we can’t have words to describe the nature, but we feel them and we enjoy them like some flowers, birds. so many are there in the nature anyway nature is beautiful……………..

By: Jackie Pan

Jackie Pan — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:06:08 +0000

Hi! Wow that’s a really interesting bug and great picture! We are doing a biology project in school right now which deals with environmental issues that could affect bugs like the one above. Our group (Zharbage) specifically deals with garbage and ways to efficiently get rid of it without releasing too much carbon dioxide or methane. Please show your support and join our facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=129187147094822&ref=ts)and invite all your friends! Everyone can make a difference!

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:03:14 +0000

Hi Cecilia,

A fun and highly educational site indeed! And you’re right — also addicting =)

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:04:01 +0000

Hi Kenton and Rebecca,

Excellent spider! When I find an unfamiliar insect, I check out whatsthatbug.com then spend way too much time looking at all the mind-blowing insects they’ve got on there.

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:58:14 +0000

Hi Ted!

It looks like you’re correct. And a female to boot? Pretty spectacular colors . . .

By: Ted C. MacRae

Ted C. MacRae — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:27:42 +0000

Gorgeous spider! Hypselistes florens looks like a good match.

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:17:36 +0000

Hi MObugs! =)

So it IS a Dwarf Spider! Very exciting — thanks for researching. Wonder why they call them ‘Money Spiders’ in England. It would be fun to do a little photo record of everything found in a collection of morels — perhaps a fun project!

Things are great here in Wisconsin. We had some very cool weather in the past few days as you did, including some ice pellets and frost two nights in a row. It wasn’t hard enough to kill anything, though, so the gardens and wildflowers are doing fine. We’re jealous of your thunderstorms, though. We couldn’t agree more about loving them! The plum blossoms have come and gone, the elm samaras are past their sweet stage (one of our favorite spring-time nibbles), and the Orioles, Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, and even a Red-Headed Woodpecker have been coming to the feeders. A wondrous and early spring!

By: MObugs41

MObugs41 — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:48:12 +0000

this is quite an impressive spider. So colorful and pretty. I did a little research and discovered that it is indeed a Dwarf Spider in the subfamily Erigoninae. From what I read they are also called Money Spiders (England) and there are 650 species North of Mexico. That would make ID’ing them to species very difficult. I will keep working on it though. Mushrooms are incredible places to find interesting species. I’ve had unique beetles crawl out of morels. How have things been going in WI?
Things are great here, the weather has been nice up until this past few days. Rain is setting in and the temps have been dropping. Severe storms are predicted for tonight. I love thunderstorms!

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:10:39 +0000

Hi Dave,

We know what you mean! We’ve been watching for another ever since but haven’t seen one in the yard (though it would be tough, as they’re very tiny). We’re guessing, from where we found this one, that they prefer a shaded, woodland habitat. We’ll keep looking, and do let us know if you find one!