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Ground Spider? - Trachelas
Copyright © 2009 Michael A. Cruz

Ground Spider? - Trachelas
Piney Point, Manatee County, Florida, USA
August 10, 2009
Contributed by Michael A. Cruz on 10 August, 2009 - 9:04pm
Last updated 1 March, 2010 - 8:22pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 March, 2010 - 8:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 5 September, 2009 - 9:08pm

not a ground spider
the eyes are too spread out and the carapace is too wide. It is more likely a Trachelas. See other images here.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 August, 2009 - 11:53pm

Other end?
Ground spiders' spinnerets are distinctive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaphosidae Do you have a picture of the last bit of its abdomen?
… R. Berg, 10 August, 2009 - 10:02pm

 
No, the spider was about ten
No, the spider was about ten feet up on a window.
… Michael A. Cruz, 11 August, 2009 - 4:01am

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