Comments & ID Thoughts
I think this is some kind of a sac spider, but the wide band at the pedicel doesn't match any pictures I've found.
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- Submitted: Feb 18, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 6, 2014
- Spider: Clubionidae (Sac Spiders)
- Sex:Male,
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Troy, Maine, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal, Eyes, Parasite
Clubionidae … that band is a parasite.
Yikes. Any indication of what kind of parasite — surely not mites?
No, I think Spider Wasp larva – Pompilidae.
Wow, fascinating.