Spiders of North Carolina

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View	Agelenidae Members:	NC Records
Wadotes bimucronatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Family: Agelenidae

Identification

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Distribution in North Carolina

Comments: Wadotes bimucronatus is the most common Wadotes collected in the southern Appalachians of western North Carolina and northern Georgia
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Adult phenology: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

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Abundance/Frequency: Mature males have been collected from mid-September to late March . Mature females are present all year . Wadotes bimucronatus is a very common spider of the hardwood forest floor in the southern Appalachians . At high elevations it becomes rare and is probably absent from the spruce/fir community on the hig h peaks of the region . This spider has been collected syntopically with W. hybridus, W. dixiensis, W. mumai, and W. carinidactylus. It may also be syntopic with W. calcaratus and W saturnus, but is probably not sympatric with the closely relate d W. georgiensis.

Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Wadotes bimucronatus - No common name		Photos: 7
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-10-23 Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-10-23 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-10-23 Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-10-23 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-11 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-11 Madison Co. Comment:

Wadotes bimucronatus - No Common Name

Photo Gallery for Wadotes bimucronatus - No common name

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