red and silver dewdrop

English

A male red and silver dewdrop spider from Okinawa.

Etymology

From the coloration of the spider, the body being red or orange and the legs being silver. dewdrop may be a reference to its small size.

Noun

red and silver dewdrop (plural red and silver dewdrops)

1. Argyrodes flavescens, an Asian species of kleptoparasitic cobweb spiders

   Synonym: red and silver dewdrop spider