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Leiobunum vittatum
large common active species; long legs have black knees; body white with black stripes and spots about 5 mm; an arachnid but not a spider they have 4 pairs of legs
found in web (not its own because they have no silk glands, but maybe web of what it was eating?) on metal bridge railing over urban creek
harmless - have no venom glands; 2nd pair legs like antennae sensitive to touch; can even smell and breathe through spiracles in their legs; Daddy Long Legs
Spotted on May 16, 2017
Submitted on May 21, 2017
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