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Grass spider - male
Copyright © 2010 Donald Erickson

Grass spider - Male
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
September 7, 2010
Size: 1.5 cm body length
I found this one on my kitchen floor. It seemed to match photos of the Rabidosa rabida found on your site, but I am puzzled by what seem to be spiral structures on the front appendages, and the two pointed structures on the rear. After I had released it and put the photos on my computer, I wished I had kept it longer to get better pictures of the eye arrangement.

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Contributed by Donald Erickson on 7 September, 2010 - 9:12pm
Last updated 8 September, 2010 - 6:47am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Those spiral structures are part of the male reproductive parts... the pedipalps.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 September, 2010 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, a male, so you can check
Yes, a male, so you can check the "male" and "adult" meta-flags. Agelena, I suspect.
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 8 September, 2010 - 4:53am login or register to post comments

grass spider
Family Agelenidae - Funnel-Web Spiders. Look similar to wolf spiders, but a different family.
… wolfpacksved, 7 September, 2010 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

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