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Two-Tone Spider - Ant Mimic - Castianeira descripta
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Two-Tone Spider - Ant Mimic - Castianeira descripta
Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
This medium-sized gal(?) scooted about half way across the trail, then stopped. Next scoot was to the 3/4 mark, and the pause was accompanied by twitching of one of the right forward legs. Third scoot got it to the far edge of the trail, where I left it, twitching once more.

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Two-Tone Spider - Ant Mimic - Castianeira descripta Two-Tone Spider - Castianeira descripta
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 5 June, 2006 - 10:26pm
Last updated 3 January, 2007 - 10:39pm

Ant minic?
Compare to http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/amspider.html
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 6 June, 2006 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
That's certainly it
Thanks, Charles. I guess the "twitching" might be an ant-like behavior.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 June, 2006 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

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