Mermessus trilobatus is a species of dwarf spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in North America, and has been introduced into the Azores, and Europe. It was first described by American arachnologist James Henry Emerton in 1882.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Trilobate Dwarf Weaver being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Erigone autumnalis
- Sintula retroversus
- Microctenonyx subitaneus
- Tachygyna vancouverana
- Agyneta rurestris
- Pocadicnemis pumila
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Linyphiidae
- Genus
- Mermessus
- Species
- Mermessus trilobatus
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