Curious spider - Rhomphaea fictilium

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Copyright © 2015 Al Denelsbeck

Curious spider - Rhomphaea fictilium

Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
July 31, 2013
Size: 8mm (body only)

Spotted this a few years back, have been completely unable to identify it, have never seen one since. I am including a bad image of the eyes to assist in identification. I also found the location of the spinnerets curious.

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Contributed by Al Denelsbeck on 26 August, 2015 - 5:20pm
Last updated 27 August, 2015 - 9:21am

Moved

Moved from ID Request. Nice one!

… Lynette Elliott, 27 August, 2015 - 9:21am

We would suggest a male Rhomphaea fictilium

Nice find - Let's see what others think

… john and jane balaban, 26 August, 2015 - 5:42pm

That looks pretty likely

[For some reason this comment didn't show immediately, even though I got notified by mail about it.]

That certainly looks like a match to me. I went all through this site trying to find something even close, and I even knew the trick about using the eye pattern (which it appears to circumvent.)

Much obliged!

… Al Denelsbeck, 26 August, 2015 - 6:52pm

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