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spider or what?
Copyright © 2010 robc3424

spider or what?
bend, deschuttes County, Oregon, USA
July 30, 2010
Size: 1 inch
i found several in my garage... only 1 in house at night... are these a local bug for bend, oregon??? or is this something i should be concerned about?
Contributed by robc3424 on 30 August, 2010 - 8:14pm

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Eddie's nailed it. Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 August, 2010 - 8:38pm

hi neighbor over the mtn..
this is nothing to be concerned about about unless you are a prey insect!
its Order Solifugae - Windscorpions ad if you put that in the guide you can find yours.
… Edna Woodward, 30 August, 2010 - 8:30pm

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