Comments & ID Thoughts
Black spider spotted crawling across our driveway. Would appreciate any suggestions as to what this is. the two segments of the body were equal in size. Jumping spider of some sort ?
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- Submitted: Apr 8, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 8, 2019
- Spider: Halonoproctidae (Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders)
- Location: Flower Mound, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Lateral
Hi, this looks like a Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider (Halonoproctidae), likely in the genus Ummidia but I can’t see some details well enough to be sure.