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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Bolas Spiders (Mastophora)
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Memorable spider - Mastophora
Copyright © 2012 Stephen_WV

Memorable spider - Mastophora
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
September 3, 2008
Is this a Mastophora sp.?
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 1 May, 2012 - 5:53am
Last updated 4 September, 2012 - 9:46am

Hi Stephen
Did you take a dorsal shot of this one... and a side view would be great too.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 November, 2012 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

 
No
Lynette, no other angles of this particular one. I think I have some others from this genus I'll post now.
… Stephen_WV, 16 November, 2012 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Mastophora - Bolas Spiders
Moved from Orb Weavers. Great find & shot!
… Lynette Elliott, 4 September, 2012 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

 
species ID
This one looks like it is almost certainly Mastophora phrynosoma. The shape and color of the abdomen and cephalothorax are right, even if somewhat emaciated looking. The legs show the dramatic white setae that I've seen on this species. I believe that the shape of the abdomen is unique to this species.
… Richard Bradley, 27 August, 2015 - 6:22am login or register to post comments

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