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Running Crab Spider - Thanatus
Copyright © 2010 Alice Abela

Running Crab Spider - Thanatus
Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
December 11, 2010
Size: legspan ~2 cm
Found under rock in grassland dominated by non-native annuals (Avena barbata) with scattered rocky outcrops and bordered by manzanita dominated chaparral with scattered foothill pines. Maybe Thanatus sp.?

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 12 December, 2010 - 12:21am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 12 December, 2010 - 12:23am

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