« Happy Juneteenth! Pruning the greenery to find more green I found a cute little orb web in the midst of the shrubbery in my yard, and it also had a teeny tiny spider in the middle of it. I have no idea what species this is — it’s hard to find out what these juvenile orb weavers are. But it’s green! Share this:PrintEmailShare on TumblrTweet « Happy Juneteenth!
drdrdrdrdralhazeneuler says 19 June 2026 at 1:19 pm ChatGPT claims it is this species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araniella_displicata What do the experts say? Is ChatGPT right?
shermanj says 19 June 2026 at 1:41 pm Oh, no, PZ you used the trigger word green. Be careful the magat hordes will come after you for being woke!
PZ Myers says 19 June 2026 at 3:56 pm Could be six-spot, I’ve seen them around here, but I hesitate to classify such a small juvenile.
ChatGPT claims it is this species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araniella_displicata
What do the experts say? Is ChatGPT right?
Oh, no, PZ you used the trigger word green. Be careful the magat hordes will come after you for being woke!
I love green spiderlings. It’s a beauty!
Could be six-spot, I’ve seen them around here, but I hesitate to classify such a small juvenile.