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Adult Male Phidippus mystaceus - Phidippus mystaceus - male
Copyright © 2009 Opo Terser

Adult Male Phidippus mystaceus - Phidippus mystaceus - Male
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
September 26, 2009
A close crop to show his metallic blue chelicerae and red fangs.

I've been searching literally for 3 years now for one of these little guys! What beautiful markings and coloration these males have!

Found on a small conifer in Cleveland county, Oklahoma, on Spetember 26th, 2009.

I'm pretty positive he's an adult male Phidippus mystaceus, but I thought I should at least get a second opinion before moving these photos to the guide page.

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If you want to see him in action, I also took a short video of him here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc2O1cfShzQ

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Contributed by Opo Terser on 4 October, 2009 - 9:11pm
Last updated 5 October, 2009 - 5:39pm

Excellent
the fang close-up is really outstanding. Great job.
… Sam Martin, 7 November, 2009 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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