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Melinda's Spider - Pisaurina dubia
Copyright © 2009 Melinda

Melinda's Spider - Pisaurina dubia
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
May 2, 2009
Size: 2"
furry flat straight legged spider
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Contributed by Melinda on 26 May, 2009 - 10:39am
Last updated 13 June, 2009 - 10:25am

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… Lynette Elliott, 13 June, 2009 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Hi Melinda
I'm assuming you're new to the guide since this is your first image posted. I have to say your ID request is a humdinger for me (I'm definitely not an expert, but have gotten pretty good at IDing spiders to family using the field markings I've memorized).

This one is stumping me for a few reasons.

Markings match very closely to the genus Tibellus, running crab spiders but the 2nd pair of legs should be longer than the first, which doesn't appear to be the case in your spider. If the second pair of legs were longer I would have said it was Tibellus chamberlini
like the one seen here: (you can click on the image to make it bigger)


So, assuming that the first pair of legs are longer, I'm going to have to say it is some kind of Pisaurina or fishing spider. Maybe a male Pisaurina dubia like this one:


I feel like this image was my final exam... I hope I passed. By the way neither of the spiders I mentioned are dangerous.

P.S. Spiders are only measured by their body length, legs are not included.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 May, 2009 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Male Pisaurina Dubia
Thank you for your informative feedback. I give you an A+ and you sound like an expert to me.
… Melinda , 27 May, 2009 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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