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Black Purseweb Spider - Sphodros niger
Copyright © 2013 Bob Barber

Black Purseweb Spider - Sphodros niger
Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
May 30, 2013

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Contributed by Bob Barber on 30 May, 2013 - 2:18pm
Last updated 26 July, 2014 - 9:01am

Journal article
I'm writing a journal article about mygalomorphs in Arkansas. I know your images are under a Creative Commons license, but I'd still like express permission to use this photo in the article. Also, do you by chance remember any more specific details about where the spider was when you photographed it? It looks like a painted surface like a wall or something.
… Michael Skvarla, 26 July, 2014 - 8:04am

Black Purseweb Spider - Sphodros niger
A beauty. Nice spider & ID.
… Lynette Elliott, 2 June, 2013 - 12:37pm

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