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Unknown spider 1 - Castianeira
Copyright © 2007 Lee R.

Unknown spider 1 - Castianeira
Cass County, Texas, USA
May 20, 2007
Size: 6 mm
I realize the image is not very focused but hopefully the distinctive marking on it's back will be enough for an ID. I only got one shot because it dropped to the ground and disappeared immediately, lol.
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Contributed by Lee R. on 15 November, 2007 - 12:50pm
Last updated 15 November, 2007 - 4:30pm

Nice.
This is one of the "running spiders" in the Gnaphosidae, or one of its derivative families....Spiders used to be relatively straightforward (sigh).
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 November, 2007 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Wrong
again (sigh). Not a running spider and not a derivative family of Gnaphosidae.

Great image of a Castianeira.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 15 November, 2007 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jeff
I appreciate the info and feel a bit better about having mis-identified several of my recent postings because apparently even experts can have different conclusions, lol.

Lee
… Lee R., 15 November, 2007 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

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