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Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
March 12, 2009
Sac spider I think.
Contributed by johnnyn on 15 March, 2009 - 7:18pm
Last updated 15 March, 2009 - 10:43pm

Family Anyphaenidae - Ghost Spider
is my guess.
… Lynette Schimming, 15 March, 2009 - 9:41pm

 
Or with that odd assortment
of legs, maybe family Everyphaenidae? (ha!)

Anyway, R-II and L-IV were definitely autotomized during an earlier instar.
… Jay Barnes, 16 March, 2009 - 12:23am

 
Interesting
I didn't notice that.
… Lynette Schimming, 16 March, 2009 - 9:12am

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