Arachnids of North Carolina
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Mastophora phrynosoma - Toadlike Bolas Spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: ARANEIDAE                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
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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 Photo Gallery for Mastophora phrynosoma - Toadlike Bolas Spider

Photos: 5

Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-01-30
Orange Co.
Comment: Distinctive egg cases		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-01-30
Orange Co.
Comment: Distinctive egg cases
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Scott Bolick on 2019-09-17
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Scott Bolick on 2019-09-17
Guilford Co.
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