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Tiny desert spider
Copyright © 2016 Michael Hughes

Tiny desert spider
Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
August 9, 2016
Size: <1 cm, including legs.
Found just cm above a Pogonomyrmex rugosus nest. I find these near mildly active, smaller nests quite frequently. I presume they prey on the ants. Body length estimated at 2 mm.
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Contributed by Michael Hughes on 11 August, 2016 - 10:50pm
Last updated 25 August, 2016 - 12:30pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Even Dankowicz, 24 August, 2016 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

Looks
like the same species as the other female capturing ant and wandering male you posted images of.
Nice ventral marking.
Very cool to see an hourglass on genera other than Latrodectus.
Seems like you narrowed down to two possible genera, but not sure which one either.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 12 August, 2016 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

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