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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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Redlegged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes
Copyright © 2012 James Shelton

Redlegged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes
Chincoteuge National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteuge County, Virginia, USA
June 17, 1995
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Contributed by James Shelton on 10 January, 2012 - 9:54pm
Last updated 16 September, 2012 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from Mygalomorphs.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 September, 2012 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks
… James Shelton, 22 September, 2012 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders. Moved for expert attention, but I think Redlegged purseweb spider (Sphodros rufipes) is likely the right ID.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 January, 2012 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

Yes, Sphodros
was our thought also.
… john and jane balaban, 11 January, 2012 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from Ground Spiders.

Not a ground spider--rather something closer to this:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 January, 2012 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

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