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Picture ID 102173

Picture of unidentified spider

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I have never seen a spider like this so I have no clue.

  • Submitted by: 
    nkjames93
  • Submitted: Apr 8, 2020
  • Photographed: Apr 8, 2020
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Bessemer, Alabama, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
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dmchugh96

While an arachnid, this actually is in the order Opiliones. While very close to spiders, they are not “true spiders”. The family would be Sclerosomatidae. The genus is probably Hadrobrunus. Opiliones are a very ancient evolutionary group and are actually thought to be more closely related to scorpions then “spiders”.

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TangledWeb

Wow! It’s really hard to find someone who can be more specific than order with Opiliones taxonomy!

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dmchugh96

Wikipedia and the internet as a whole are a great resource lol

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nkjames93

Thank you! I learned something new today.

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LilDame

I had my first encounter with a brown widow today.

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