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Reed spider - Tibellus
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Reed spider - Tibellus
Elk Island NP, Alberta, Canada
May 24, 2009
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Contributed by Borealfalcon on 24 May, 2009 - 6:27pm
Last updated 25 May, 2009 - 9:12pm

Tibellus oblongus?
From what I can see it looks just like these.
… Lynette Schimming, 24 May, 2009 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Tibellus
I agree with the genus, but am not sure about T. oblongus. There are at least 4 species of Tibellus in Alberta, and some are not easy to tell apart. T. militaris looks virtually identical to T. oblongus, from what I can tell:

http://www3.telus.net/spidersofalberta/images/2008-june-14_tibellus-maritimus.jpg
… John Sloan, 24 May, 2009 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Totally agree
moving to genus page would be best.
… Lynette Schimming, 24 May, 2009 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

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