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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Wafer-lid trapdoor spiders (Euctenizidae) » Myrmekiaphila
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Spider-zilla - Myrmekiaphila - female
Copyright © 2008 Carmen Champagne

Spider-zilla - Myrmekiaphila - Female
Athens/ Ben Burton Park, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
August 1, 2008
Size: about 3.5 cm
I tried to coax this large spider off the path with a stick, but she (or he) was having none of that! It reared up and even lunged at the stick. Eventually, it was persuaded to relocate.
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 16 November, 2008 - 1:00pm
Last updated 26 September, 2010 - 8:16am

Myrmekiaphila
Excellent image! I'm quite confident that this is a female Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spider of the Genus Myrmekiaphila. There's a ton of these living in my area, and seeing that you're not that terribly far away (I'm in Rome, GA) it's probably safe to say that they exist in your area, too. It's also highly unusual to see a female outside of her burrow like that.

Here's an image for comparison:

… Brett Tyler, 16 November, 2008 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Now that looks right!
Thanks for the information. I have to check out your photos. :-)
… Carmen Champagne, 16 November, 2008 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
Check the Folding Door Spiders, like this one:

… Stephen Hart, 16 November, 2008 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
I definately see the resemblance...
... but there's no sign of the "dark, sclerotized patch" that Eric mentioned in his comment on the other image.
… Carmen Champagne, 16 November, 2008 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

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