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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Wafer-lid trapdoor spiders (Euctenizidae) » Myrmekiaphila » Myrmekiaphila comstocki
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ID me please! - Myrmekiaphila comstocki
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ID me please! - Myrmekiaphila comstocki
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
March 29, 2022
Size: 1.5 in
Found on my kitchen floor at 3am in Denton, TX. I have seen several of this species outside my home - typically dwelling in dark hidden places (under large rocks or in brick or cinder block holes in the garden) in messy, loosely constructed webs. This specimen is (temporarily) being held in a standard sized baby food jar and takes up the majority of the bottom. Measures approx. 38mm in length.

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ID me please! - Myrmekiaphila comstocki ID me please! - Myrmekiaphila comstocki ID me please! - Myrmekiaphila comstocki
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Contributed by alexalyse on 29 March, 2022 - 4:31am
Last updated 30 March, 2022 - 9:49am

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… Tyler Hedlund, 30 March, 2022 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

Appears to be
Myrmekiaphila comstocki (other species in Myrmekiaphila should have a more easterly range, but I'm not super familiar with mygalomorph spiders in general).
… chuuuuung, 29 March, 2022 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

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