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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Huntsmen Spiders (Sparassidae) » Curicaberis
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Curicaberis - Curicaberis - female
Copyright © 2019 DeAnna Shelton

Curicaberis - Curicaberis - Female
Mayer , Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
August 1, 2019
Size: 1 inch
Since first observing these Sparassidae I no longer believe this is a Olios giganteus. At this time I had not observed these Curicaberis and now have seen many of both Male and female and of them mating. They are a rusty red color the Male has a grey abdomen. They are quite different characteristically than the pale C bibranchiatus.
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Contributed by DeAnna Shelton on 2 August, 2019 - 12:40am
Last updated 21 October, 2021 - 8:19am

Moved
Moved from Olios giganteus.

That makes much more sense, thanks Marcus.
… Tyler Hedlund, 21 October, 2021 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

Curicaberis
Probably bibranchiatus, abnormis is more common around tucson and santa cruz co.

Def not olios, the abdomen is wrong.
… Marcus bullock, 20 October, 2021 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Curicaberis bibranchiatus
You are right, I found a male and compared palps photo 1933733for the comparison pictures.
… DeAnna Shelton, 23 July, 2022 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 2 August, 2019 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

 
Olios giganteuos
Thank you
… DeAnna Shelton, 5 September, 2019 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Olios giganteus
Wanting to confirm this is Olis giganteus. Thank you for all help in advance.
… DeAnna Shelton, 2 August, 2019 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
IThe color of the chelicera is black
in O. giganteus, but that feature is not visible in your images
… margarethe brummermann, 28 October, 2019 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Olios giganteus
The only other Sparassidae she could be would be Curucaberis and both Curucaberis bibrachiatus and abnormis are much paler more of a light blond coloring. They are also much smaller with a smaller leg span and abdominal span.
… DeAnna Shelton, 12 November, 2019 - 4:02am login or register to post comments

 
Olios giganteus
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a close up of just her chelicerae. The criteria for Olios giganteus is that the chelicerae is to be darker than it's body. It's not always black there's variations, some are a dark red.
… DeAnna Shelton, 12 November, 2019 - 4:01am login or register to post comments

 
Curicaberis bibranchiatus
It's since been found that the species on this 2 acres is Curicaberis bibranchiatus. After finding a male and comparing palps, they matched the bibranchiatus and not the abnormis. Thank you all for everything. Photo 1933733 for palp comparison pictures.
… DeAnna Shelton, 23 July, 2022 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Curicaberis bibranchiatus
It's since been found that the species on this 2 acres is Curicaberis bibranchiatus. After finding a male and comparing palps, they matched the bibranchiatus and not the abnormis. Thank you all for everything.
… DeAnna Shelton, 23 July, 2022 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

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