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bird-dropping spider? - Mastophora phrynosoma
Copyright © 2011 wpbrown23

bird-dropping spider? - Mastophora phrynosoma
Yates County, New York, USA
September 4, 2011
Size: 10-15 mm

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Contributed by wpbrown23 on 4 September, 2011 - 10:14am
Last updated 14 November, 2012 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from Bolas Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 November, 2012 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 4 September, 2011 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

Awesome!
This was actually a specimen that I found a couple of years ago: . Yours may even possibly be the same species, but you'd have to wait for an expert to say for certain.
… Carmen Champagne, 4 September, 2011 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! We're excited to
Thank you! We're excited to learn more about this species now that we know what to search for.
… wpbrown23, 4 September, 2011 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Nice find! - Bolas
See
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2011 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the very quick
Thank you for the very quick identification.
… wpbrown23, 4 September, 2011 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

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