Arachnids of North Carolina
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Hibana gracilis - garden ghost spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Anyphaenidae                                                                                 
Comments: Previously known as Clubiona gracilis, Anyphaena rubra, A. g., Aysha striata, and Ay. g.
Species Comment: Adults reported year-round. Active, and often found wandering on foliage. Frequently found in houses.
Identification
Online Description/Photos: Typically yellow or light brown, darker toward the head, with dark brown or blackish chelicerae. Often has two dark stripes extending posteriorly from the PLE and reddish brown spots on the abdomen. BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Platnick, N. I. (1974). The spider family Anyphaenidae in America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 146: 205-266
Comments: The spiracular furrow of this genus is quite near epigastric furrow: ca. 20% of the distance from the latter to the spinnerets.
Total Length: Females 6.5-8.2mm, males 5.7-6.5mm
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Behavior: Fast, active runners, purportedly owing to a sugar buzz from their consumption of sugars in nectar.
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Photo Gallery for Hibana gracilis - garden ghost spider

Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: removed from being stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak
Recorded by: Lauren West
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: Subadult male. New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: Subadult male. New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey		Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Mature male, beaten from Osmanthus. palpal photos added to morphological structures
Recorded by: Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Mature male, beaten from Osmanthus. palpal photos added to morphological structures		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
Comment: not sure of id?		Recorded by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
Comment: not sure of id?
Recorded by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
Comment: not sure of id?		Recorded by: Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Male shaken from Myrica foliage
Recorded by: Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Male shaken from Myrica foliage		Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
Comment: FOMA
Recorded by: Heather Smith, Matt Windsor
Dare Co.
Comment: JORI - a common spider of grassy vegetation. Collected by APR Heather Smith. pic to follow -MHW		Recorded by: FKW
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI - Residence yard.
Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
Comment: FOMA - found in sound side residence @ -76.682445, 34.696038		Recorded by: j.wyche
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI - spiderling in kitchen at 358 Millpond Rd.
Recorded by: j.wyche
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI - spiderling in kitchen at 358 Millpond Rd.		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
New Hanover Co.
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