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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Lynx Spiders (Oxyopidae) » Oxyopes » tridens group (Oxyopes tridens group) » Oxyopes tridens
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little black spider with white stripe - Oxyopes tridens
Copyright © 2012 Aimee Williams

little black spider with white stripe - Oxyopes tridens
Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA
September 20, 2012
Size: very small
I tipped a porch chair back a bit to look at the bottom, and I noticed a little spider climbing quickly up a line of silk to get back on top of the chair.
I couldn't tell if it was a jumping spider, because it moved quickly, or if it was a baby of another species like a wolf spider. I haven't found any jumping or wolf spiders that match yet. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

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Contributed by Aimee Williams on 23 September, 2012 - 2:55pm
Last updated 24 September, 2012 - 8:11am

Moved to O. tridens
Moved from ID Request. Yes it is found in western TX.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2012 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the help! much ap
thanks for the help! much appreciated!
… Aimee Williams, 24 September, 2012 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

The dorsal marking makes us think
O. tridens

Will have to hit the books to see if it is found in Texas.
… john and jane balaban, 23 September, 2012 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

Lynx spider
Family Oxyopidae. Looks like something in genus Oxyopes, but I can't tell you which species. There are quite a few in TX. Cute spider!
… Kyron Basu, 23 September, 2012 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

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