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Ant-Mimicing Spider - Synemosyna - female
Copyright © 2009 Dan Leeder

Ant-Mimicing Spider - Synemosyna - Female
Camden County, New Jersey, USA
July 6, 2009
Size: ~6mm

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Contributed by Dan Leeder on 6 July, 2009 - 6:59pm
Last updated 7 July, 2009 - 2:23pm

Not an ID
but looks pretty Synemosyna to me.
… John R. Maxwell, 6 July, 2009 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Definitely Synemosyna.

S. formica is very likely.
… Jay Barnes, 7 July, 2009 - 12:22am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks. I noticed that all of the other Synemosyna in the guide have a darker abdomen than their prosoma, while this one is the exact opposite. Could this just be a regional variation or something else?
… Dan Leeder, 7 July, 2009 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

 
She's also the plumpest, so t
She's also the plumpest, so that probably accounts for the lighter color.

Think of it like a balloon; as the abdomen expands before egg-laying it will stretch and become thinner, more translucent than usual. Most spiders have scales that would cover this up.
… Jay Barnes, 7 July, 2009 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

Excellent
find and photos!
… StevenBren, 6 July, 2009 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

lovely!
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… v belov, 6 July, 2009 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

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