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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Flatties (Selenopidae) » Selenops
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Flat Spider - Selenops - male
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Flat Spider - Selenops - Male
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
March 12, 2006

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 12 March, 2006 - 2:33pm
Last updated 30 March, 2006 - 7:47pm

Running Crab Spider or Giant Crab Spider
See Running Crab and Giant Crab. I have a hard time telling the difference.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 March, 2006 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
May be something else!
This sure does look to me like a "wall crab spider" or "flattie," in the family Selenopidae. I am really curious what Jeff Hollenbeck will have to say. Might be a new family for BugGuide!
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 March, 2006 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Perhaps I was too hasty to place it with these other ones. We shall see if Jeff or anyone can shed some light on it.
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 13 March, 2006 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Sean
sorry I took so long.
As I mentioned previously, these are somewhat common in our area and are known as flatties.
Eric was right on.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 March, 2006 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
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No trouble. Thanks for the ID.
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 30 March, 2006 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

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