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Ant mimic spider

Castianeira

Photo by Seema Swami
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Field Notes

Description:

Ant mimic spider - I found this spider in my house running on the wall. If I had not known about ant mimic spiders ,I would have mistaken this spider as ant.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
ChunXingWong
The closest ID I can suggest is Castianeira species. http://bugguide.net/node/view/29729
ForestDragon
Amazing little spider, Seema! I hope you are able to get an ID on it.

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2013

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