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Face (BG:474074) - Mermessus tridentatus - female

Face (BG:474074) - Mermessus tridentatus - Female
Montezuma, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Note minute tubercles on lateral face of chelicerae; on the male these become large teeth.

Specimen collected by T. Murray:

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Face (BG:474074) - Mermessus tridentatus - female Epigynum (BG:474074) - Mermessus tridentatus - female

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Very nice. Another in your recent long series of excellent images!

 
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Thanks, John. These little critters are small, so it was a bit of a challenge (more so the epigynum).

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