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green spider - Cheiracanthium mildei - male
Copyright © 2007 Ilona Loser

green spider - Cheiracanthium mildei - Male
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 27, 2007
Size: ~10mm for body
Noticed this spider as I took down the hummingbird feeder to clean and refill.
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Contributed by Ilona Loser on 28 September, 2007 - 7:40pm
Last updated 1 October, 2007 - 10:48pm

Careful,
This looks very much like Cheiracanthium mildei which can be dangerous. This one looks like a male (enlarged palps), and I'm not sure if the male is dangerous or not. In widows only the female is dangerous.
… Lynette Schimming, 29 September, 2007 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the warning! Glad
Thanks for the warning! Glad I didn't try to handle this spider.
… Ilona Loser, 29 September, 2007 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

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