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Myrmekiaphila
At least the size of a quarter if not bigger. Found sleeping/hibernating in the dirt where I was planting muscadines. Fat matte black abdomen with red legs. Prominent pinchers.
Fence line near an open field in rural area.
Spotted on Mar 6, 2017
Submitted on Mar 6, 2017
3 Comments
Rather a Purseweb Spider than a Trapdoor Spider.
@ForestDragon, thank you as always :)! I am almost 100% sure it's a trap door spider after reading one bugguide post from Rome Georgia. I think I accidentally uploaded the instagram pic instead of the regular photo for one of those and it made the legs appear much more red than they actually were.
Possibly a female Sphodros rufipes. http://bugguide.net/node/view/116698
or maybe Genus Myrmekiaphila.http://bugguide.net/node/view/170331
Most certainly a Mygalomorph either way. http://bugguide.net/node/view/46198/bgpa...