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Copyright © 2007 Ilona Loser

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Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
October 17, 2007
Is this just another variation of Pityohyphantes? Perhaps not since the division between the cephalothorax and abdomen is much more pronounced than the other spiders in the photos that I have recently submitted. This spider was found by brushing through some low-lying garden plants. It wasn't very lively.
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Contributed by Ilona Loser on 25 November, 2007 - 1:10pm
Last updated 2 January, 2008 - 2:55pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 January, 2008 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Right family.
I'm nearly positive you have the right family, if not the right genus. The 'constriction' is no different than other individuals, just that this particular body posture accentuates the division between cephalothorax and abdomen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 November, 2007 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

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