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Reddish Spider - Pachygnatha brevis - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Reddish Spider - Pachygnatha brevis - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 29, 2005
Size: 7mm
Found this under a piece of bark I tore off a dead tree. I only took one shot, because the piece of bark it was on was less than 2", and it was walking towards my fingers. One thing I'm not comfortable with is handling spiders.
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Contributed by tom murray on 30 October, 2005 - 4:47pm
Last updated 18 May, 2007 - 5:41pm

Moved
Moved from Thick-jawed Orb Weaver.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 18 May, 2007 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Excellent
This is a thick jawed orb weaver, Pachygnatha. It needs a guide page.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 October, 2005 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved
Thanks for the ID Jeff. Wish I'd gotten better shots, but I chickened out when it got too close.
… tom murray, 30 October, 2005 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

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