MORNING SENTINEL • April 27, 2022
The “European hammock spider," also known as the dwarf weaver or Linyphia triangularis, has been slowly expanding its nonnative range in Maine and causing a stir in the spider community. Like all the spiders found in Maine and practically everywhere else, the European hammock spider is extremely unlikely to bite you. In fact, as far as anyone can tell, the only trouble it’s causing so far is in the spider community. As far as your backyard is concerned, it’s just doing routine spider business, eating things that might otherwise try to eat you or your garden. ~ Dana Wilde