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Falconina gracilis - female

Falconina gracilis - Female
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
December 4, 2013
Found in the back yard under a pot overturned down, where some ants have built a nest.
I have some overturned pots down. Under some pots, ants nesting and each time I noticed a spider like the one above, associated with these nests of ants. These spiders run very fast to hide.
I collected, the one in the photo above, to be able to photograph.
They are very good climbers, too.
Sometimes, to take photo, I put the spider in a porcelain bowl. Many spiders can not escape because they slip on porcelain. But this one managed to climb very quickly in an attempt to escape.
I had to keep it in the fridge for a bit to make some photos. I noticed as it recovers very quickly after chilled.

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