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Mimic - Castianeira amoena
Copyright © 2007 Ray Simpson

Mimic - Castianeira amoena
Dixie Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: 10mm
When I saw this on the sandy trial, I thought it was a velvet ant... but it's a spider. Anyone know what spider this is?
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Contributed by Ray Simpson on 26 August, 2007 - 9:07pm
Last updated 27 August, 2007 - 9:54pm

Very Nice
Great photo- yes, I thought the spider was a Velvet Ant as well. It wasn't until I looked more closely at it that I saw it was a spider. Today was the first time that I have ever seen one of these- or it could be that I have seen them and just thought it was a Velvet Ant- which I see quite often.
… Daniel Spurgeon, 31 August, 2007 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

Looks a lot like
Micaria (Gnaphosidae):



but also slightly reminiscent of Castianeira (Clubionidae), but I'm not sure on species. Compare yours with these of amoena:



and this oddly colored (at least compared to the others in the guide, and those I've seen in the field) longipalpa:



The "wasp waist" reminds me mostly of Micaria above, but those palps look super long on your gal (I'm guessing female, anyway!).

It's probably Gnaphosidae, Corinnidae, or Clubionidae of some sort, though!
… J.R. Jones, 27 August, 2007 - 1:35am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Looks very close to Castianeira amoena. The pictures look exactly like how it looked when on the ground. The banded legs and the orange body, as well as the abdominal markings
… Ray Simpson, 27 August, 2007 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

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