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small spider with big fangs - Dysdera crocata
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

small spider with big fangs - Dysdera crocata
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 14, 2007
Size: ~7mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 16 September, 2007 - 6:14pm
Last updated 12 March, 2022 - 2:03pm

Six-eyed spider
This has to be it, since the info page says it's the only species in the family for North America.
… tom murray, 16 September, 2007 - 6:51pm

What do you think of Dysdera crocata
in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2007 - 6:33pm

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