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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Hahniidae » Cicurina » Cicurina simplex
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Cicurina? - Cicurina simplex - female
Copyright © 2012 Kyron Basu

Cicurina? - Cicurina simplex - Female
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
July 12, 2012
Size: ~7mm body length
I found this spider along with two others under some old siding. I believe they were all mature females (one was guarding what looked like an egg sac), hanging out very close together.

This spider is seriously fast! I almost lost track of her twice while photographing her when she decided to run off.

Maybe Cicurina sp.? Apparently there are four species in BC: C. idahoana, C. intermedia, C. simplex, and C. tersa. C. intermedia and C. tersa have images on the guide, and don't look right to me... one of the other two, perhaps?

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 13 July, 2012 - 4:37am
Last updated 13 July, 2012 - 3:37pm

Spider with egg sac
Here is the individual with the egg sac, found very close to this spider and believed to be of the same species:
… Kyron Basu, 13 July, 2012 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

From Rod Crawford
It's too bad that some epigynal details are obscured by reflections, but I'm reasonably sure it's Cicurina simplex Simon. RC

Moved from Spiders. A new species for the guide. Very nice!
… Lynette Elliott, 13 July, 2012 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool!
I released the spider so unfortunately I can't try again with the epigynum... I'll do my best to improve the shots in the future.

Would it be useful for me to snag a picture of the spider with the egg sac and put it in the species page too?
… Kyron Basu, 13 July, 2012 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Always
It's always beneficial to get spiders with their egg sacs. Sometimes we use them later to ID the egg sacs when no spider is present.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 July, 2012 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Cicurina?
That looks pretty good to me. I've emailed Rod for his expert opinion.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 July, 2012 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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