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Unknown Spider - Oxyopes salticus
Copyright © 2009 maxxrs4

Unknown Spider - Oxyopes salticus
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
June 22, 2009
Can anyone ID this? I found it running across my carpet. It was rather rambunctious and when I poked at it with a pencil tip it appeared to try to jab its fangs at it. I'm wondering if it could be what was responsible for my bite two weeks ago - which left me with what looked and felt like a bad burn the size of a silver dollar.
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Contributed by maxxrs4 on 22 June, 2009 - 11:48pm
Last updated 23 June, 2009 - 9:21am

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… Lynette Schimming, 23 June, 2009 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Lynx Spider
It's one of the lynx spiders from the family Oxyopidae. This is a male.

These spiders are not dangerous and I would be reluctant to blame skin lesions on this guy, let along other spiders.
… Jebus31, 23 June, 2009 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

 
Agree
Looks alot like a male Oxyopes salticus:

… John Sloan, 23 June, 2009 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

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