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Arrowshaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata)
Photo#228324
Copyright © 2008
David A. Copeland
Cat Head Spider -
Micrathena sagittata
North Shelby, Birmingham 35244, Shelby County, Alabama, USA
August 25, 2008
Probably
Micrathena sagittata emertoni
subspecies because the two posterior spines are >90 deg and between these spines is flat and not round.
See examples
here.
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Contributed by
David A. Copeland
on 24 September, 2008 - 10:18am
Last updated 8 October, 2008 - 6:49am