Unknown theridiid species

Fact Box Species: Unknown theridiid species (QM) (based on its similarities with Achaearanea species) Family: Theridiidae Body length: female: about 3 mm male: 2.5 mm Habitat: Like other theridiids this species spends most of its time in a small tangled web Toxicity: Probably too small to cause a significant human envenomation

View from above With an egg sac Another view Underside of female

This species produces only a very small web and seems to have some degree of preference for lantana shrubs.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Theridion species and Theridion pyramidale.