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Anyphaena dixiana - dorsal - Anyphaena dixiana - male

Anyphaena dixiana - dorsal - Anyphaena dixiana - Male
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
November 26, 2014
Size: 4mm
Det. J.T.Lapp. Found in leaf litter that had accumulated on patio. The spider would frequently roll into a ball when disturbed, and I could blow the ball around.

This female was found a few days prior in the same location:

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Anyphaena dixiana - dorsal - Anyphaena dixiana - male Anyphaena dixiana - face - Anyphaena dixiana - male Anyphaena dixiana - side - Anyphaena dixiana - male Anyphaena dixiana - ball - Anyphaena dixiana - male Anyphaena dixiana - ventral - Anyphaena dixiana - male Anyphaena dixiana - ventral palp - Anyphaena dixiana - male Anyphaena dixiana - retrolateral palp - Anyphaena dixiana - male

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Nice find.

 
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You do a fantastic job with the info pages, Laura!

 
Thanks,
I've only just started to get into doing that. I'm going to try to fill out some neglected ones (mainly Lycosidae) while it's not so busy. :D

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