Spider fans – I need your help!
This tiny one is a juvenile orb weaver, but despite the apparently distinctive pattern of spots and patches, I can't make a good genus-level ID, let alone species 😱
Some common features with each of Araniella, Enoplognatha, & Macrophya, but nothing definitive.
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@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social yes, really impossible to id 😳! I'd say that the black dots on the abdomen best match Enoplognatha ovata; haven't seen anything similarly distinctive on Araniella or Mangora. But then again... 🤷♂️