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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae) » Callobius » Callobius severus
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Adult female - Callobius severus - female
Copyright © 2013 Kyron Basu

Adult female - Callobius severus - Female
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
June 25, 2013
Size: ~22mm body length
Found on the deck. What a giant! The largest C. severus I've seen yet, gravid I'm sure. As numerous as these are here, I still get a little shock every time I see one. Their red carapace and legs are so striking.

She was extremely calm and cooperative. She didn't even protest when I tried nudging hairs out of the way for the epigynum shot (see that photo for some details on the technique).

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 27 June, 2013 - 2:07am

i like these spiders
they are just plain cool looking. when they get in your sock and bite you, it feels like a blackberry jabbed you. but no hard feelings.
… Edna Woodward, 27 June, 2013 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

Adult female - Callobius severus
Wow a beauty for sure!
… Lynette Elliott, 27 June, 2013 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

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