Bowl and Doily Spider (Frontinella communis, Linyphiidae) with prey
I believe this is a tiny Bowl and Doily Spider (Frontinella communis aka Frontinella pyramitela, Linyphiidae) hanging from the bottom of the "bowl" of its web, see this photo and this photo for the whole web. The actual spider is quite small, only about about 620 pixels in this 1:1 macro shot, which comes to 2.4 mm - almost 1/10 inch. (See here for how I figure.) These spiders don't sit in the bowl, but hang under it to grab their prey from below. This photo is actually looking through the webbing which explains its lack of clarity, see this photo for a clear shot taken from under the web. The prey is interesting too, I'm pretty sure it's a Barklouse (Psocoptera aka Psocodea) above the spider's head, compare this photo. I'm not sure what the other critter on the left is, maybe another one? Arachtober 28a. (San Marcos Pass, 28 October 2019)
Bowl and Doily Spider (Frontinella communis, Linyphiidae) with prey
I believe this is a tiny Bowl and Doily Spider (Frontinella communis aka Frontinella pyramitela, Linyphiidae) hanging from the bottom of the "bowl" of its web, see this photo and this photo for the whole web. The actual spider is quite small, only about about 620 pixels in this 1:1 macro shot, which comes to 2.4 mm - almost 1/10 inch. (See here for how I figure.) These spiders don't sit in the bowl, but hang under it to grab their prey from below. This photo is actually looking through the webbing which explains its lack of clarity, see this photo for a clear shot taken from under the web. The prey is interesting too, I'm pretty sure it's a Barklouse (Psocoptera aka Psocodea) above the spider's head, compare this photo. I'm not sure what the other critter on the left is, maybe another one? Arachtober 28a. (San Marcos Pass, 28 October 2019)