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Red-legged Purseweb Spider

Sphodros rufipes

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Atypidae

Sphodros rufipes, sometimes called the red legged purseweb spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the southern and eastern United States, though it has been photographed as far north as Minnesota. It has confirmed sightings in Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, West Virginia, Tennessee, Delaware, Louisiana, and Tuckernuck Island in Massachusetts. One recent sighting shows that these spiders can also be found in Canada, while another reveals that they have been spotted in Kansas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 278