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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) » Micaria » Micaria pulicaria
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Micaria - Micaria pulicaria - male
Copyright © 2013 Kyron Basu

Micaria - Micaria pulicaria - Male
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
April 29, 2013
Size: ~3mm body length
Found on a wooden fence. He was in a retreat adjoined to another occupied by an immature female (see second shot) whom I imagine he was guarding. I had to disturb the area so I took both spiders and will try to keep them together until the female matures.

I'm guessing Micaria pulicaria from the palp, though the embolus is quite transparent and hard to see. I'll check with Rod and post more images if necessary.

The female he was found with (matured 05/05/2013):

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 30 April, 2013 - 2:11pm
Last updated 6 May, 2013 - 1:13am

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The female matured successfully and I've uploaded a shot of the mating pair!
… Kyron Basu, 6 May, 2013 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

 
Micaria pulicaria mating pair
Very cool!
… Lynette Elliott, 6 May, 2013 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

male Micaria pulicaria
Great shots!
… Lynette Elliott, 4 May, 2013 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

From Rod Crawford
"Practically all other Micaria would be in drier, rockier or higher elevation sites than your location; so I think you're pretty safe here. If you get the female to mature, that will make it a sure thing, as the epigynum is one of the most distinctive in the genus."

Moved from Spiders.
… Kyron Basu, 30 April, 2013 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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