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Hamataliwa grisea
Photo#255317
Copyright © 2009
Gerardine Vargas
lynx spider -
Hamataliwa grisea
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
February 25, 2009
Size: 4mm body length
This is likely a member of Hamataliwa. I previously submitted images of an individual that looks very similar:
. Are both the same species?
Images of this individual:
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Contributed by
Gerardine Vargas
on 25 February, 2009 - 10:27pm
Last updated 29 December, 2011 - 7:30pm
Moved
Moved from
Hamataliwa
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john and jane balaban
, 29 December, 2011 - 7:30pm
Moved
Moved from
Jumping Spiders
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marshal hedin
, 23 March, 2009 - 11:30pm
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Spiders
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john and jane balaban
, 15 March, 2009 - 4:33pm
Beautiful spider!
Fantastic find... truly amazing! And as always, very well documented.
My guess would be Hamataliwa as the genus too, but I really am not familiar with Lynx spiders, so as everyone else says: wait for someone more knowledgeable.
That said, this is a jumping spider mimic if I have ever seen one! Just look at the thumbnail for the first, anterior view of the face!
That white band with two dark spots above has to be some form of salticid mimicry... right?
That thumbnail is really reminiscent of several Phidippus species or even a Platycryptus female.
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Thomas Shahan
, 27 February, 2009 - 9:17am
Astute observation!
The two dark spots on his/her face do look like jumper eyes. Do you think it mainly eats other jumpers? I did find this individual on a part of my fence frequented by other jumping spiders like metaphidippus and pelegrinas.
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Gerardine Vargas
, 27 February, 2009 - 11:09am