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Western Parson Spider

Herpyllus propinquus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 76, February 66, March 69, April 85, May 84, June 125, July 110, August 106, September 97, October 69, November 89, December 68.
United States1,203
California838
New Mexico514
Texas54
Nevada49
Arizona46
Colorado45
Oregon39
Utah22
Washington17

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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
FamilyStealthy Ground Spiders · Gnaphosidae
GenusHerpyllus

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