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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders (Corinnidae) » Castianeira » Castianeira alteranda
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burnt orange spider - Castianeira alteranda
Copyright © 2016 Steven Mlodinow

burnt orange spider - Castianeira alteranda
Behrens Reservoir, se of Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA
May 11, 2016
Size: ~1.5 cm, body length
Found under old board near abandoned portion of farm. Nearby, freshly plowed corn fields, a large pond/small lake. Soil moist and loamy

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burnt orange spider - Castianeira alteranda burnt orange spider - Castianeira alteranda
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Contributed by Steven Mlodinow on 12 May, 2016 - 8:24am
Last updated 13 May, 2016 - 12:18pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
One we have from Montana seems to also have dark legs.
… Laura P., 13 May, 2016 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 May, 2016 - 6:58am login or register to post comments

Wonder of it might be Castianeira alteranda
with much of the hair rubbed off??
… john and jane balaban, 12 May, 2016 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
C alteranda
Looks like a good bet. Would wear cause the legs to darken? Or is that otherwise within variation of this species?
… Steven Mlodinow, 12 May, 2016 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

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