teensy mystery spider

[fishwithoutabik]

Ok, my kids were playing with this little guy outside. they wanted to know if I could tell them what it is (they havent outgrown that "mommy has all the answers" phase). So I was hoping I might be able to get some kinda info as to what it might be or whatever. First, these are the BEST of roughly 50 pics I took, cause its miniscule. .25" or less. So also I wondered if it might be a sling or just a teensy spider. Thanks!

 

[pixi14369]

I'm no expert on spiderlings, especially with true spiders, but.. that would appear at first... to be a Latrodectus spiderling of some sort... or a species of widow spider. But many spiders look similar to widows, so it's really hard to say.

 

[Pulk]

it's definitely not a latrodectus. looks like a pholcid?

 

[What]

Much too leggy to be a Latrodectus sling. Probably just a cellar spider sling(pholcidae) or something similar.

*Edit: Pulk beat me to saying it.

 

[Thumb Master]

Much too leggy to be a Latrodectus sling. Probably just a cellar spider sling(pholcidae) or something similar.

*Edit: Pulk beat me to saying it.

I would have to agree.
Though you never know. Raise it up.

 

[pixi14369]

Yeah like i said, I can't ID TS slings for crud... But was worth a shot just in case...

 

[cacoseraph]

my first thought was pholcid

but it seems to have a kinda beefy carapace for the pholcids i am used to seeing

dunno

 

[John Apple]

looks kinda scytodeeish to me..heh heh is that a word

 

[lhystrix]

It a teensy spider, Spermophora senoculata. A Pholcid, and it is probably an adult female.
This is a good example of a diagnostic eye number and grouping.

 

[Johnnyster]

.....is this one also?....

 

[lhystrix]

Doesn't look like it.
Maybe Psilochorus or Physocyclus, but it is a Pholcid at least.