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Told it's a Tibellus maritimus. Nothing known about them but that in 42 years I never seen one. About an inch long. Playground in grassy field.
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- Submitted: May 8, 2021
- Photographed: May 7, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Modesto, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Under rock, log, or debris,Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Is this a baby version of another spider submitted today? The other in Michigan and unidentified. Take a look.
Is your a bit transparent. Translucent?
Not really transparent. It actually looks like straw and barely moves. Like plays dead when movement around. I would really like to know if they are poisonous..
It’s a Tibellus species. https://bugguide.net/adv_search/bgsearch.php?taxon=6824&location%5B%5D=CA The link is to the submissions to BugGuide.net. They have more data than we do. They mention a species called Tibellus californicus. It is possible it is the species you found. There are no definitive photos nor a written description of the species by the scientist who named it. I recommend submitting the photo to them also. They will probably identify it as Tibellus sp. because they won’t be certain, but it could be helpful to have to image for researchers. Nice find!
Do they want the spider? Have seen it again like its not going any where. I know I’m not the best picture taker either but a scientist might be able to find out if its poisonous or not right?
The way it’s front 4 legs sit in front of it remind me of Deinopis ravidus also I’m not an expert so I’m not sure.