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Spider - Eucteniza - male
Copyright © 2006 waynecuff7

Spider - Eucteniza - Male
Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas, USA
October 25, 2006
Size: <1"
Found this fella on my front porch after a much needed rain storm. Is it in the tarantula family?
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Contributed by waynecuff7 on 26 October, 2006 - 9:37am
Last updated 21 March, 2008 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Mygalomorphs.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 March, 2008 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Looks like an adult male trapdoor spider or similar.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 26 October, 2006 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
Male Ctenizidae
You have to assume that the genus is Ummidia based on locality and appearance.
… Dennis Haines, 18 December, 2007 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

 
It's an adult male Eucteniza.
It's an adult male Eucteniza.
… Brent E Hendrixson, 16 March, 2008 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
again for your help, Brent.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 March, 2008 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

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