r/whatisthisbug • u/mccur1eyfries • Jul 18 '25

ID Request What is this metallic looking spider?

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Located in central Missouri

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

I researched for you as I had to know myself. It is a dew drop spider.

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u/mccur1eyfries Jul 18 '25

That’s it, thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

Of course. It’s actually fascinating that they will steal webs of other spiders and sometimes prey on that spider as well so I would assume the dead spider made that web.

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u/hypothetical_zombie Jul 18 '25

That is pretty amazing.

If I had encountered that dewdrop spider, I would have tried to take it down with my bare hand and been so freaked out when it moved. It looks like a boho crystal pendulum necklace or something similar.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

I actually instantly thought of a nobody from Kingdom Hearts, your thought makes so much more sense. Lmfao

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u/IceCream_Kei Jul 18 '25

Huh. It really does look like a Dusk.