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Photo#270152
Spider - male

Spider - Male
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
April 22, 2009
Size: approx 1/2 inch

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Moved
Moved from Spiders.

Filistatidae: Kukulcania spp
Male Kukulcania spp

 
I don't think it's a crevice weaver
what I can see of the eyes don't match that family. Are there any more images of this one? I would guess something in the Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae).

 
Only one other image,
and it's basically the same image, just from the other side. If it would help, however, a full crop of just the spider, without resizing, from the original image is about 1500 pixels (almost 3x), which would give a substantial enlargement. Since larger images get an auto crop, I could reload the larger images so you could view the enlargement yourself.

:-P)

 
It couldn't hurt
If it ends up being not needed we can frass it later. Thanks.

 
Enlargements
have been added.

 
Eyes
are pretty much what I was thinking. The larger versions may be helpful some day if we get someone who can ID using the palps.

 
Oh well . . .
I've only ever seen this one spider of this species, though I have seen several lighter brown Hacklemesh Weavers with yellow spots on their abdomens (all female, so far). If I ever come across another one like this, I'll shoot for the eyes - though shiny dark on dark is kind of tough when one is as new to photography as I am.

 
shoot for the
palps or put a female in a plastic baggie and shoot for the epigynum. The eyes usually only get us to family.

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