tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post425956439062787678..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Grass SpiderK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-60545982078063842282016-07-21T14:53:59.144-07:002016-07-21T14:53:59.144-07:00Bigger than a 50-cent piece, leg to leg.Bigger than a 50-cent piece, leg to leg.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-58304758381135161242016-07-21T11:25:29.083-07:002016-07-21T11:25:29.083-07:00Can't tell from the photo. How big is he?Can't tell from the photo. How big is he?Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-18652977058322929902016-07-21T07:27:00.806-07:002016-07-21T07:27:00.806-07:00Ooh! Can I name it? How about Agelenopsis surfaris...Ooh! Can I name it? How about <i>Agelenopsis surfaris</i>?<br /><br />Hey, he is a San Diego dude, after all. ;-)K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-441037150088617202016-07-21T07:02:20.522-07:002016-07-21T07:02:20.522-07:00Except that yours has longer bristles on its legs....Except that yours has longer bristles on its legs. Which probably means that you have a spider that isn't on BugGuide yet. You should submit it to them. Especially since I see that they have very few pictures of Californian grass spiders of any description.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-83552781841338343702016-07-21T06:57:19.726-07:002016-07-21T06:57:19.726-07:00In fact, it came out so well that we can not only ...In fact, it came out so well that we can not only clearly see that it is a male from the large pedipalps, we can also see enough of the corkscrew-shaped sperm-packet holder on the back of the pedipalps that it might possibly be identifiable to species! <br /><br />Unfortunately, BugGuide doesn't have pictures of the pedipalps of all the grass spider species, but of the ones they do have, <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/300034" rel="nofollow">Agelenopsis utahana</a> looks like it could be a good match.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-7819416988494459672016-07-21T06:47:44.401-07:002016-07-21T06:47:44.401-07:00It is really astounding just how good cell phone c...It is really astounding just how good cell phone cameras have gotten. The old dedicated point-and-shoot cameras are practically dinosaurs these days, especially since I see that the Galaxy S7 spec sheet shows that it has a flash.<br /><br />That spider came out very well!tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com