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Wildlife Spotting

Photo by carol.peters
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Field Notes

Description:

large spider; a tarantula expert tells me it is not a tarantula

Habitat:

sitting quietly on the leaf of a prickly pear cactus

Notes:

could this be a Polybetes?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
carol.peters
Thank you, ChunXingWong. Nice to know I'm on the right track.
ChunXingWong
Nice spotting. I don't know whether it is a Polybetes or not but it is in the right family -Sparassidae.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2011

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