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BC Spider - Anyphaena
Copyright © 2008 Yvonne1313

BC Spider - Anyphaena
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
June 16, 2008
Any help in identifying this spider would be helpful. Photo was sent to me by my dad in B.C. Says he's been finding them on the ceiling in their bedroom.

Thanks!

Yvonne
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Contributed by Yvonne1313 on 17 June, 2008 - 11:56am
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 9:41pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Schimming, 10 August, 2009 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

From Rod Crawford:
I suspect an Anyphaena, but can't be sure in this view. Certainly not
a theridiid.
… Lynette Schimming, 10 August, 2009 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

Interesting looking
and quite fat, which isn't helping me. I don't think it's in the cobweb weaver family. Are there any closer shots of the eyes or shots of other spiders like this in the house? This particular specimen seems to have a drop of water or something on its head which isn't helping either. If I had to guess I would say it looks like some kind of funnel-web spider.
… Lynette Schimming, 10 August, 2009 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

Could this be a cobweb spider
Could this be a cobweb spider of some sort?
… Yvonne1313, 17 June, 2008 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Not an ID -
but this does look like a theridiid to me - might be a faintly marked or worn specimen of Parasteatoda tepidariorum (common house spider), although I'm not completely sure. Hopefully one of our experts will comment. Thanks for submitting this nice image!
… Ken Schneider, 9 September, 2008 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

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