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big brown spider - Kukulcania
Copyright © 2008 Beth Sands

big brown spider - Kukulcania
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
May 26, 2008
Size: 5/8 "
This spider has a big shiny abdomen with 6 dimples , and it's big sturdy legs are covered in hair . I could not find any in the guide like it . Thank you for any comments , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 28 May, 2008 - 8:59am
Last updated 28 August, 2008 - 7:36pm

Moved
Moved from Crevice Weavers.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 28 August, 2008 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

Not sure
it does look similar to a couple of the Hacklemesh weavers. Where did you find this? It also reminds me of some ground sac spiders. I haven't seen either of those with brown fuzzy legs like in your image, though.
… Lynette Schimming, 28 May, 2008 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

Cool spider!
Thanks for posting this interesting specimen - can't help at all with the ID, unfortunately... Do you have any photos showing the eyes?
… Ken Schneider, 28 May, 2008 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

 
You can actually see the eyes
You can actually see the eyes in the other photo, they're in the center of the cephelathorax, which to me reminds me of a Crevice Weaver.
… Jebus31, 28 May, 2008 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
You're right
good eye. I think it matches very well to this crevice weaver. You can see the long palps in the other shot as well. It's probably safe to move this to the genus level at least.
… Lynette Schimming, 28 May, 2008 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

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