Anyphaena

Picture ID 99487

Picture of Anyphaena - Male - Penultimate

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I think this is a anyphaena aperta?

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TangledWeb

Thank you for trying to find the ID. I don’t think I could say something is Anyphaena aperta. Some spiders can only identified by an expert taxonomist with a dissection microscope. Our reference photo came from a spider expert who has a taxonomist who confirms the species for him. I get the impression that it is common in Entomology for researchers and explorers who specialize in habitat or behaviors to work with an invertebrate zoologist that specializes in anatomy. That’s a long way of saying, “it’s complicated.” On citizen science websites, like this one, we do the improper science of… Read more »

TangledWeb

There are a bunch of videos on Youtube of Spitting Spiders, I was hoping for one from the BBC. It doesn’t look like I expected it to when the toxic silk hits the prey. There are very few professional araneologists in the World. If I had known that in college (and if the World Wide Web existed then) I would have gone for it. I’m glad I didn’t pursue the areas I was initially accepted into grad school to study, like how different elements pass through the human blood-brain barrier. Oh, heck no!

TangledWeb

Go with what Itsy Bitsy says. She’s the Site Moderator with about 11 years of experience identifying spiders (and other arthropods) from photos. She has much more experience than I do. I just got stuck on the Spitting Spider coolness thread. 🙂 So, a male Anyphaena Sp. is how she filed your spider. She based the most likely species answer based on location. Bugguide.net did identifications before our site existed. They do North American arthropods. SpiderId has only been in this form since Nov. 2017, I think. We do Worldwide spiders. We use Bugguide’s data for North American spider sightings.… Read more »

ItsyBitsy

Spitting Spiders have 6 eyes, your spider has 8. I recognize the pattern on the carapace and chelicerae to be consistent with Anyphaena.

ItsyBitsy

Yes, it comes with time and practice, sometimes they’re so close together two eyes can look like one unless you know what you’re looking for.

ItsyBitsy

Possibly Anyphaena celer, there’s a couple other similar options. A. aperta is found on the west coast.

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Picture of Anyphaena spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Anyphaena spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Anyphaena spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Anyphaena spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture