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Photo#41796
A salpugid spider
Copyright © 2001 Michael Patrikeev

A salpugid spider
Salineño, Starr County, Texas, USA
April 14, 2001
Size: 2.5 inches
A salpugid spider excavating a burrow in bright daylight (many species are nocturnal)
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Contributed by mpatrikeev on 29 January, 2006 - 9:34pm
Last updated 2 December, 2006 - 2:25pm

Moved
Moved from Wind Scorpions.
… Mike Quinn, 2 December, 2006 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

love it
don't think i've ever seen anything like it. next time put your camera in movie mode ;)
… Paul McNelis, 1 February, 2006 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

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