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Castianeira amoena
Copyright © 2007 Daniel Spurgeon

Castianeira amoena
Clanton, AL, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
August 31, 2007
A great ant mimic- when I first saw this spider I thought it was a Velvet Ant, it was only after I looked closer did I realize that it was a spider. Very neat. It is even hairy like the Velvet Ant.

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Contributed by Daniel Spurgeon on 31 August, 2007 - 4:53pm

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