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Mygalomorph (probably a male Trapdoor Spider) - Ummidia

Mygalomorph (probably a male Trapdoor Spider) - Ummidia
Missouri, USA
June 3, 2006
We moved these from the Forums. The date listed came automatically from the EXIF information on each image. Here's Brian's initial post there. (J&J)
"Photos from Missouri -- Hi All,
I have been busy taking some Field Trips lately. Fortunately I don't have to go very far from home. I don't know the scientific names of a lot of these as I am more of a student of the scorpion but anyway here they are."

Moved
Moved from Mygalomorphs.

The Darth Vader helmet effect...
is quite striking in this image.

 
Best of luck Brian! Ive put m
Best of luck Brian! Ive put my pictures on here twice and to no avail. Either noone wants to comment or noone knows. If you get an ID, let me know.

 
Ctenizidae
Unfortunately the picture doesn't give a lot of the key characters required for the group. Certainly we can rule out Cyclosomia, so if I'm correct on the family you have to assume that the genus is Ummidia.

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