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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders (Corinnidae) » Castianeira » Twobanded Antmimic (Castianeira cingulata)
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Twobanded Antmimic - Castianeira cingulata
Copyright © 2008 Jerry Armstrong

Twobanded Antmimic - Castianeira cingulata
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
August 3, 2008
Size: about 15 mm
Saw one of these spiders and thought it was an ant of some kind. It only had three legs on one side. I was able to get a photo of this specimen the following night. Very remarkable mimic. Notice the thin faint white line at base of thorax where legs join. This feature is visible on another image in Guide. I originally thought it was an image defect until I saw it on other images.
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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 7 August, 2008 - 5:09am
Last updated 30 January, 2009 - 9:06am

Moved
Moved from Castianeira.
… Jerry Armstrong, 30 January, 2009 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2008 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

nice find
It certainly looks right to me, but I'm not an expert.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 August, 2008 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Lynette, I appreciate
Thanks Lynette, I appreciate the compliment. It is a pretty spider, not all fuzzy and spiny and (shudder...) mean looking. I really don't have a soft spot in my heart for them, but I do love to take photographs of them. I get over the revulsion (if that is the correct word), by concentrating on the shot.
… Jerry Armstrong, 8 August, 2008 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

 
yep, I understand
I used to be that way. After 4 years of taking pics, I don't feel that way at all anymore. Keep shooting. :)
… Lynette Elliott, 9 August, 2008 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

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