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Mud Mimic Ground Spider Cryptothele sp.

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These amazing spider can also get wet like the surrounding soil to enhance its mimicry.

Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_s…
Ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae) include nearly 2,000 described species in over 100 genera, distributed worldwide. This makes the family the seventh largest known. New species are still being discovered. They are closely related to Clubionidae.[1]

Common genera include Gnaphosa, Drassodes, Micaria, Cesonia, Zelotes and many others.

Generally, ground spiders are characterized by having barrel-shaped anterior spinnerets that are one spinneret diameter apart. The main exception to this rule is found in the ant-mimicking genus Micaria. Another characteristic is an indentation in the endites (paired mouthparts anterior and lateral to the labium, or lip). All ground spiders lack a prey-capture web and generally run prey down on the surface. They hunt at night and spend the day in a silken retreat.[1] The thick-walled egg sacs are guarded by the mother until the spiderlings hatch.
Image size
1200x800px 829.39 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
160
Date Taken
Nov 7, 2014, 11:08:28 PM
Sensor Size
7mm
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