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Sphodros rufipes - Red-legged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes
Copyright © 2005 J.R. Jones

Sphodros rufipes - Red-legged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes
Florence, Wildwood Park, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
June 15, 2005
Just digging through some old photos of mine, and after seeing only one image of this species in the Guide, thought I'd add these. I think this is a male, but I could be wrong.

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Sphodros rufipes - Red-legged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes Sphodros rufipes - Red-legged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes
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Contributed by J.R. Jones on 26 August, 2007 - 4:11pm

Sphrodros rufipes
I live in Southern Illinois and just found and caught this beautiful spider (just for identification purposes and will let it go). I'd never seen one before. Thanks for such a fantastic web site! I'm trying to decide how to best get a pic of it before I let it go.
… Rita Heiple, 4 July, 2008 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Stuff of nightmares
Just found one of these in Columbia, Missouri. He got a little feisty with us and displayed his impressive fangs. Wow!

Are they truly harmless? I mean if my (extremely inquisitive) 4yo got bitten would she be OK?
… Hope Martin, 16 June, 2008 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

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