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Common house spider - Parasteatoda tepidariorum - male
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Common house spider - Parasteatoda tepidariorum - Male
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
October 31, 2007
Size: 1/4"
Common House Spider male. I wonder why they always take that duck-and-cover posture ? Probably from those vicious females hitting them in the head with a rolling pin.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 31 October, 2007 - 10:52pm
Last updated 2 November, 2007 - 11:05am

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