Castianeira walsinghami

Comments & ID Thoughts

(Corinnidae) Castianeira walsinghami (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)[Red-backed ant mimic spider], female mounted over its egg sac.

• Submitted by: 
  
  rickcwest
• Submitted: Dec 18, 2017
• Photographed: Jul 28, 2005
• Spider: Castianeira walsinghami
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Triangle Mountain, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal, Egg Sacs