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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Acacesia » Acacesia hamata
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Acacesia hamata - male
Copyright © 2012 Derek Hauffe

Acacesia hamata - Male
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
August 5, 2012
Size: 6-7 mm
I went back to the plant where I spotted it last night, and it was still there. Here's another pic. Thanks so much for your help!

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Contributed by Derek Hauffe on 5 August, 2012 - 1:59pm

Beautiful!
This is a subadult male. His palps are round and undifferentiated. He will molt at least once more to become a full adult capable of mating. Then his palps will have complicated structure. If he is hanging around, there may be a female somewhere nearby too. Great pic - thanks!
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2012 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

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