Castianeira walsinghami

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

• Submitted by: 
  
  rickcwest
• Submitted: Aug 19, 2019
• Photographed: Aug 14, 2019
• Spider: Castianeira walsinghami
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Mt. Manuel Quimper, Sooke (Vancouver Island), British Columbia, Canada
• Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Under rock, log, or debris,Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal