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Field Notes

Description:

Eyeballs poking out weird color

Habitat:

Front deck

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Those are not eyes. They are called palps and they are used to manipulate food and also, for this specimen, to mate. Enlarged palps like this typically indicate that the spider is a male.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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