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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Cork-lid trapdoor spiders (Ctenizidae) » Ummidia
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Cool creepy spider - Ummidia
Copyright © 2008 JoyceMarie4ecology

Cool creepy spider - Ummidia
Sandhills Natural Area near Butler, Taylor County, Georgia, USA
September 18, 2008
Size: ~ 1"
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Contributed by JoyceMarie4ecology on 29 December, 2008 - 10:06am
Last updated 31 December, 2008 - 12:13am

Ummidia sp.
Everyone's correct about it being a Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider...but to narrow it down even more, I believe it belongs to the Genus Ummidia. The saddle-shaped depression on the third pair of legs appears to be somewhat visible in your shot, and serves to provide further evidence to this specimen belonging to Ummidia.

… Brett Tyler, 30 December, 2008 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

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Looks like a Cork-lid trapdoor spider of some sort to me but wait for an expert.
Take a look here while you wait.
… Sam Houston, 29 December, 2008 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
cork-lid trap door spiders
Wow - what a cool group of spiders! I think we may have found other species of this group at our home in Monroe county - the ones with the reddish 'bare' looking legs. When digging post holes and a trench for plumbing my husband and I found them.
… JoyceMarie4ecology, 29 December, 2008 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Can't help, but...
I can't help with the ID but that is a great find. What a beautiful spider!
… Carol Davis, 29 December, 2008 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

 
I second the prior comments.
This is a really nice image! Definitely a trapdoor spider, but that only narrows it to two families....Thank you for sharing, looking forward to more of your submissions.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 December, 2008 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

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