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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Mesh Web Weavers (Dictynidae) » Saltonia » Saltonia incerta
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Spider - Saltonia incerta
Copyright © 2016 Cody R. Hough

Spider - Saltonia incerta
Badwater, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, USA
February 13, 2016
On salt flats
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Contributed by Cody R. Hough on 14 February, 2016 - 2:30am
Last updated 15 February, 2016 - 1:02pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Cody R. Hough, 15 February, 2016 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved for more review
Moved from ID Request. This reminded me of Saltonia, Dictynidae, at first glance, but I have to run so primarily moved this and commented so that I would remember to come back to it and/or others will see it. It's definitely something unique (or something we don't get very often). Do you know an approx. body length?
… Mandy Howe, 14 February, 2016 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

 
Sorta
I cant put anything exact on it but I can say it was about the size of a pinky-nail, maybe a little smaller.
… Cody R. Hough, 14 February, 2016 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

 
cf. Saltonia incerta
Cool, thanks... I'm pretty sure this is Saltonia incerta now, but I emailed Sarah Crews (she has researched them in the past) to see if she could take a look, too. They live specifically in salty habitats, and have been found in Badwater before, in addition to various other salt flats. If it is one, it's a really awesome and rare find, and great addition to the Guide!
… Mandy Howe, 14 February, 2016 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

 
That is Saltonia incerta. We
That is Saltonia incerta. We are currently working on those and some other salt flat critters. I think RJ Adams has a few pics of them on here as well.
… screws, 15 February, 2016 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Thanks you two!
… Cody R. Hough, 15 February, 2016 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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