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Variegated Ant-mimic Sac Spider

Castianeira variata

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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26 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 3, February 4, March 5, April 10, May 23, June 5, July 4, August 4, September 5, October 4, November 3, December 3.
United States247
Ohio73
Canada42
Ontario42
Michigan40
Virginia28
West Virginia26
Illinois11
Kentucky8
Massachusetts8

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSpiders · Araneae
FamilyGround and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders · Corinnidae
GenusAnt-mimic Sac Spiders · Castianeira

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