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Loxosceles spiders are the most feared spiders in Brazil, specially in the southern part of the country. However, this one was no match for the other, long legged spider.

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Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Nice one Sergio! Looks like you have a Cellar Spider (Pholcidae). This Wikipedia article says that Cellar Spiders prey on other more dangerous spiders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae
Here's one I found that looks close to yours. http://bugguide.net/node/view/99114/bgim...

Sergio Monteiro
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Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Mar 10, 2014
Submitted on Mar 11, 2014

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