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Spotted in my backyard

2 Species ID Suggestions

injica
injica 11 years ago
Running Crab Spider / False Crab Spider
Thanatus vulgaris Running Crab Spider, Thanatus vulgaris


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3 Comments

DanielWhitlock
DanielWhitlock 11 years ago

I believe Manval is on the right track here. This isn't a crab spider, but it may be some form of Agelenid. Hard to say without a good shot of the eyes.

Thanks very much Injica for the id,i'll compared it with other spottings of spiders i have to check based on your tip,thanks again :-)

injica
injica 11 years ago

I'm not sure whether is that a False Crab Spider or could also be
Tegenaria domestica (domestic house spider). Maybe dimensions would distinguish them. Domestic house spider grows to 11.5 mm, while the other is usually 5 - 6 mm....

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Mar 11, 2013
Submitted on Mar 16, 2013

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