Caught in school, got an ID?

[Nivek]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/Ilovespiders/scorpion.jpg

I caught this lovely specimen in "Arts and Humanities" lol, got any clues as to what it might be? thanks a lot for any info ^_^

[orcrist]

Looks like a small mygalamorph, a trapdoor perhaps? Could we have some more information about where it was caught, what it was doing, and what size it is?

[Nivek]

I caught it in a book cubby, a pull out drawer, with nothing in it, it couldnt climb the plastic very well, and runs VERY fast, considering it has disappeard into its substrate, im pretty sure its a trapdoor spider (my first) ^_^

[Venom]

That looks like a member of the family Gnaphosidae, possibly a Haplodrassus species.

[Nivek]

And that is? (i dont know the latin yet :wall: :? )

[Wade]

According to the AAS common names list, gnaphosids are known as "stealthy ground spiders". You can see the whole list at atshq.org under "downloads".

Also check out the book "Spiders and Their Kin" by Levi and Levi. Only costs around $6 and it should be available at any bookstore. Great little book.

Wade

[Venom]

Also check out the book "Spiders and Their Kin" by Levi and Levi. Only costs around $6 and it should be available at any bookstore. Great little book.

Yep, that's the book I used! I highly recommend to anyone wanting to identify spiders for themselves.

[Wade]

Yep, that's the book I used! I highly recommend to anyone wanting to identify spiders for themselves.

I just wish they'd update it, some names have changed. Still a bargain, though. Everyone should have it!

Wade

[Kugellager]

I would have to venture a guess that Nivek caught the spider in Stanford, Kentucky...Just a guess ;)

John
];')

[hermitman64]

I'm probably completely off, but it looks a bit like Dysdera Crocata.