Dwarf Spider
	Ceraticelus minutus
	Order: Araneae Family: Lyniphiidae

Physical Characteristics
	Cephalothorax:
		More long than it is wide. The eyes are slightly elevated.
	Abdomen:
		Slightly elongated spherical shape. Orange in color, sparsely covered with hair.
	Legs:
		Long and slender with macrosetae.
	Size:
		1.0-4.0 mm
	Eye Pattern:

		Habitat:
			Leaf litter or ground.
		Range:
			Eastern North America.

	Web Type:
		Webs are semi-permanent with horizontal silk sheets supported by supplementary lines.
	Fun Fact:
		These spiders can reach a height of 10,000 meters by “ballooning,” a process in which they release a strand of silk from their abdomen that is caught by a breeze and lifts them up.