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- Submitted: Dec 18, 2020
- Photographed: Dec 16, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: unknown, Arizona, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Desert area
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 133096
Photo was found on the internet with no description…just wondering if it’s fake or real & hat it is. I guessed at state*environment found in
I’d say real. This appears to be a trapdoor spider. Some varieties do have odd patterns on their abdomens, looking like coins or Oreos. I couldn’t say what species it is or where it’s from, though.
It’s real. The attributed species is Cyclocosmia ricketti, a trapdoor spider with the common name Chinese Hourglass Spider. If you search the name you’ll find many more photos and information. The first time I saw a photo of this species I thought the image was of an ancient carved device that might have been used to make impressions in wax or clay. When I read that it was the posterior of a spider I didn’t believe that it was real either. It looks too man-made. I kept checking various sources to be convinced it is really a spider. There are… Read more »
I love that it looks like a tiny manhole cover in the sand.
That would be a fantastic design for a signet ring, where it’s a trapdoor spider with the seal imprint part on the abdomen.
I’d love to see the spiders you’re describing. I’m sure we’ve seen a few of them on here already; I know the wood (Tetragnathidae), plant parts (Araneus bicentenarius), and metal ones (Leucauge). What do you have in jewel spiders?