Spiders by US State Spider Gallery Submit Your Spider for Identification Spider Information Privacy Policy Cookie Policy About Contact. Not happy with the results from the from the tool so here you go. Is the Castianeira amoena Spider Venomous. Mus. Due to their size, they may even have difficulty even piercing through human skin. You can see the web it was constructing overnight. This gives it the appearance of a six legged ant with antennae. okay so i have found a spider like this in my shed, only it has small white lines on either side of the red fat line so does that sound like the same one? Uniform leg color (dark), small fine hairs. Hello Sandy, this is some type of ant-mimicking spider of the genus Castianeira. Don't subscribeAllReplies to my comments Notify me of replies to my comment via e-mail. Picture 2. Very cool website, I just scrolled down the list for Texas until I saw a spider that looked similar, and now I know all about what I saw. The longest leg is one at the rear end, while the There have been 74 confirmed sightings of Castianeira, with the most recent sighting submitted on December 31, 2019 by Spider ID member downoninit. Hi, we found a solid yellow spider that looks to be pretty large in size. Castianeira crocata has been sighted in the following countries: United States. They are poisonous to humans, but also a very shy species. Copyright 2022 USASpiders. The last (hindmost)pair of legs is always longest, followed by the first (frontmost) pair, and the abdomen is often decorated withbands of white scale-like setae (hairs). https://usaspiders.com/castaniera-descripta-red-spotted-ant-mimic-spider/, https://usaspiders.com/pisaurina-mira-nursery-web-spider/. Internet References ~ digitallibrary.amnh.org - New American Spiders of the Clubionidae, Gertsch 1942. The rear pair of legs are the longest, and the front pair are second longest. . They may be a little smaller than that. In adults, the two front leg pairs are usually brown towards the end and black at the beginning close to the body. Please help me identify this spider . Features: Species belonging to this genus has eight eyes arranged in a The red-spotted ant mimic spider will often walk with its two front legs held up in the air while twitching them. 1. 2007. Youre welcome! I didnt notice the red mark on its back until it was out in the sun. The correct answer will be no. ): https://usaspiders.com/?s=castianeiraTo determine the species, I would need to know the location where it was found. Catherine.elizabeth.scott [at] gmail.com, Your email address will not be published. we appreciate donations through Paypal here. The spider genus Castianeira (inthe family Corinnidae) is one of my favourites. Some species, like the onefrom Singapore below, are a little more ant-shaped, but their morphology isnot as extremely modified as someother kinds of ant-mimicking spiders (like this onephotographed by Alex Wild). In my last comment I failed to mention where the spider was found. Check my image at http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/amspider.html. 1969. Not easily startled, moved pretty quickly. C. variata is also not medically significant, so an exact species level ID might not be necessary for the purpose of reader safety.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'usaspiders_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_8',106,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-usaspiders_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Despite the much larger appearance on the images here, C. longipalpa are relatively small spiders.
