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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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Cork-lid trapdoor spider? - Sphodros rufipes
Copyright © 2013 bdedo

Cork-lid trapdoor spider? - Sphodros rufipes
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 23, 2013
Size: 2.8cm
dark, large bodied spider, found at the base of an oak tree, inside a silken sleeve of webbing about 10 inches long. had large palps, with VERY sharp points. my specimen has a reddish tint to its abdomen, but appears to be very close to the Family Ctenizidae, and possibly Ummidia, but hoping for confirmation, or clarification.
thanks,
b

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Contributed by bdedo on 25 June, 2013 - 5:32pm
Last updated 9 January, 2017 - 2:50pm

Moved
Moved from Sphodros.
… marshal hedin, 9 January, 2017 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mygalomorphs.
… marshal hedin, 18 June, 2014 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert review
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Nice find.
… Laura P., 1 July, 2013 - 2:31am login or register to post comments

 
purse web spider?
Sure looks like one.
… Hisserdude, 3 May, 2014 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Cork-lid trapdoor spider?
I don't know enough about these to give a good guess, but it's certainly a great spider & great shots.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 June, 2013 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

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