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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Habronattus » americanus group (Habronattus americanus group) » Habronattus americanus
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Sierra Slaticid - Habronattus americanus - male
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Sierra Slaticid - Habronattus americanus - Male
Lake Tahoe National Forest, Sierra County, California, USA
July 3, 2008
I've never seen a Salticid like this before, with the red setae on the the legs and chelicerae, I'm quite anxious to learn what this might be.
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 6 July, 2008 - 10:56pm
Last updated 8 July, 2008 - 12:07am

You've got
a beautiful adult male Habronattus americanus. I'd love to get my hands on one of these beasties!

This is a pretty good photo, Will. You should crop it tighter to show it off a bit.
… Jay Barnes, 7 July, 2008 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
And even more for the compliment, coming from you that means quite a lot!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 8 July, 2008 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

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