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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) » Callilepis
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Small Spider from St. Williams, Ontario - Callilepis - male
Copyright © 2015 Jay Cossey

Small Spider from St. Williams, Ontario - Callilepis - Male
St. Williams Conservation Reserve, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
May 24, 2015
Size: .5 in.
This is a pretty striking spider, so I hope someone knows what it is. From a distance I thought it was a Velvet Ant or Checkered Beetle.

Here's a shot I took of a Velvet Ant at the exact same location in September 2006...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/17957447039/

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Small Spider from St. Williams, Ontario - Callilepis - male Small Spider from St. Williams, Ontario - Callilepis - male
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Contributed by Jay Cossey on 26 May, 2015 - 6:05pm
Last updated 27 May, 2015 - 7:41am

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Moved from ID Request. Great shot. I'm not sure if they are considered an velvet ant mimic or not. The 'Kansas School' reference on the info page might have some info.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 May, 2015 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

Looks like
… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2015 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
You're right. Looks very similar. Are these known to mimic Velvet Ants? I'm sure I'm not the first to notice the similarity. :-)
… Jay Cossey, 26 May, 2015 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

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