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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Purseweb Spiders (Atypidae) » Sphodros » Redlegged purseweb spider (Sphodros rufipes)
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Unknown species, to me - Sphodros rufipes
Copyright © 2009 ©Wayne Nicholas

Unknown species, to me - Sphodros rufipes
Kingwood (North Houston), harris County, Texas, USA
May 30, 2009
Size: 5/8 inch
I found this interesting spider wandering around the edge of the house slab on the patio. I've never seen this species before. It didn't appear too agressive, but appeared to be determine to get in the house; I guess it could feel the a/c through the storm door.
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Contributed by Wayne Nicholas on 30 May, 2009 - 6:15pm
Last updated 25 June, 2014 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 June, 2009 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

neat spider
That's a great looking spider! Especially cool if endangered per previous post.
… Andrew Williams, 30 May, 2009 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

Sphodros rufipes - Redlegged purseweb spider
Sphodros rufipes - Redlegged purseweb spider

http://bugguide.net/node/view/116698

This is an endangered species if I recall correctly.
… Jebus31, 30 May, 2009 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Well, I researched the species
Well, I researched the species and Sphodros rufipes is endangered. My guess is this is a male in search of a mate, by the very determined travel and leaving its web tunnel. So, I've relocated it to the greenbelt behind the house to continue the search. He'll definitely have a longer life there than on the patio.

We've got both sweet gum and oak trees in the yard, which they tend to choose for webs, so I'm going to look for tunnels on the trunks tomorrow.
… Wayne Nicholas, 30 May, 2009 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Not protected
I have checked the Texas and Federal endangered species lists, and Sphodros rufipes is not protected... at least not in Texas. It may be protected in another state on the fringe of its distribution.
… Kari J McWest, 26 June, 2011 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

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