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Spider in our Kitchen - Antrodiaetus

Spider in our Kitchen - Antrodiaetus
Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, USA
October 20, 2006
Size: Size of quarter includes
Found in Kitchen. Others coming up from basement. I can't find any photos like this one with the same eye pattern. Please Id. Thankyou

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Male Antrodiaetus sp.
This is a male specimen of one of the foldingdoor 'tarantulas' of the genus Antrodiaetus. Please see existing images in the guide. Males wander in search of the females (which seldom leave their burrows) at this time of year. The fused plates on the top of the abdomen are interesting. All the males I've ever seen have had three distinct plates. The plates are relicts of a time when spiders had totally segmented bodies, including the abdomen. Thus, Antrodiaetus is a very primitive kind of spider. Neat find.

 
Is it just me,
or do these images look like drawings?

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