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Foliage running spider

Philodromus dispar

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

6 mm long (body) metallic blue/green spider.

Habitat:

Suburban garden.

Notes:

Missing 2 legs.

Reference Links:

Google Image Result for http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/philodromusd2…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
ForestDragon
Oops! Haha! I am so used to seeing your spottings from North America I didn't even look at the location. Silly me *blush*. Glad you were able to find an ID from it. I didn't think it looked exactly right for P. marxi, but it was very close.
KarenL
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Tamar. P marxi is a North American species but I was able to find a match with Philodromus dispar.
ForestDragon
Possibly Philodromus marxi, Metallic Crab Spider (male) : http://bugguide.net/node/view/104816

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of the British Isles
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The U.K Arthropod Survey
Photographed
PublishedJune 25, 2013

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