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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Desidae » Metaltella » Metaltella simoni
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Spider Under Rock - Metaltella simoni
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Spider Under Rock - Metaltella simoni
William R. Mason Regional Park, Orange County, California, USA
June 10, 2008
Size: <1cm
Found this one under a rock.

This view is of the bottom of the spider.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 11 June, 2008 - 8:31pm
Last updated 23 February, 2017 - 2:31pm

Moved
Moved from Hacklemesh Weavers.
… Laura P., 23 February, 2017 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2008 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

No clue on ID
but John's presumption is correct. This is definitely a dorsal view, and if it was taken just minutes or seconds apart from the linked image then it's definitely the dorsal view of a different individual.
… Jay Barnes, 12 June, 2008 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

 
Hmm, OK I guess it's two diff
Hmm, OK I guess it's two different spiders then. In my defense, in the field they both looked like small black spiders. Interesting how the colors and patterns on these smaller creatures only come out under photographic magnification.
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 13 June, 2008 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

 
Field work is certainly hectic
but look at the bright side, your photos are now clean enough these issues can be seen more easily. :-)
… Jay Barnes, 13 June, 2008 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

Image
Are you sure, it looks like the top of a different spider to me.
… John R. Maxwell, 12 June, 2008 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

Looks like Amaurobiidae
Looks like Amaurobiidae.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/7018
… Jebus31, 12 June, 2008 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

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