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spider - Cheiracanthium
Copyright © 2009 Gerardine Vargas

spider - Cheiracanthium
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
March 6, 2009
Size: 7 mm body

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 6 March, 2009 - 2:22am
Last updated 17 March, 2009 - 4:04pm

Moving -
to genus page for now...
… Ken Schneider, 17 March, 2009 - 4:03pm

Cheiracanthium
Looks like a Cheiracanthium inclusum. Family Miturgidae. This is supposed to have a medically significant bite, so handle carefully.
… Jillian H. Cowles, 9 March, 2009 - 7:57am

 
Medically significant
to rabbits and guinea pigs, but not to humans. See journal article here.
… Jay Barnes, 12 March, 2009 - 1:34am

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