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The Burrowing Carpet Spider??? Female Amaurobius similis?
Copyright © 2009 Nikki

The Burrowing Carpet Spider??? Female Amaurobius similis?
Canoga Park, LA County, California, USA
March 3, 2009
Size: about the size of a Dime

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The Burrowing Carpet Spider??? The Burrowing Carpet Spider??? The Burrowing Carpet Spider??? Female Amaurobius similis?
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Contributed by Nikki on 4 March, 2009 - 12:03pm
Last updated 24 August, 2009 - 9:49pm

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… Lynette Schimming, 24 August, 2009 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

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It appears to be a wolf spider? With those stumpy legs I would guess Allocosa, unless it's just a juvenile. The only Allocosa listed for CA on my resource is Allocosa subparva, but I have no idea what it looks like.
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