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Hexura picea

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Picture of Hexura picea - Female - Dorsal

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(Mecicobothriidae) Hexura picea Simon 1884, Sheet funnel-web spider, female. Found in silken ground retreat in primary Spruce/Hemlock forest.

  • Submitted by: 
    RickCWest
  • Submitted: Dec 18, 2017
  • Photographed: Jun 17, 2017
  • Spider: Hexura picea
  • Sex: 
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  • Maturity: 
    Adult
  • Location: Avatar Grove, Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
  • Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Forest
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Beautiful. 🙂

(Note to administrator.) Page needed for Hexura picea.

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Kyle

Taxonomy added, picture moved.

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Eric

Wow, great shot of a species seldom photographed.

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Celinaweston

Hey, I believe I just saw one of these spiders in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island

Last edited 2 years ago by Celinaweston
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RickCWest

Actually, Hexura picea is very small (~1 cm in total body length) and has only been found on the West side of Vancouver Island in dense moist conifer (old growth) forests with a deep moss pile floor. This species has not been found on the middle or east side of the island. What I think you saw, and they’re very abundant everywhere on Vancouver Island (incl, Mill Bay), is the similar-looking Antrodiaetus pacificus (Antrodiaetidae) that can have a body length of up to 2.5 cm. Look at this species on this site or on a Google search.

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