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Odd Beauty - Pisaurina dubia
Copyright © 2013 Sharon Thomas

Odd Beauty - Pisaurina dubia
Onley, Accomac (Eastern Shore) County, Virginia, USA
June 7, 2009
Size: body length over 1"
Found early morning on outside of barn door near the ground. No web visible.
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Contributed by Sharon Thomas on 17 July, 2013 - 1:54pm
Last updated 3 July, 2016 - 6:35am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 28 July, 2013 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

Moved for review.
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 22 July, 2013 - 2:10am login or register to post comments

Nursery Web Spider (Pisauridae)
Pisaurina dubia:


First submission of this species from VA. Nice find.
… Laura P., 17 July, 2013 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Odd Beauty
Thank you, Laura, for your prompt ID. Are the paired front legs diagnostic of this genus?
… Sharon Thomas, 17 July, 2013 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Paired front legs....
The legs are a big clue but there are a few lookalikes. One them are Slender Crab Spiders (Tibellus):

The eye arrangement and the clump of hair on the nose of yours point to Pisaurina dubia though.
… Laura P., 17 July, 2013 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Male kukulcania hibernalis.
This appears to be a male kukulcania hibernalis. These are not considered dangerously venomous to humans.
… Mario Decossio, 17 July, 2013 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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