Arachnids of North Carolina
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Ariadna bicolor - a tube-dwelling spider     Sole representative of Segestriidae in NC NC Records BugGuide Account Public View
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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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taxonomic_comments Now regarded as the basalmost sister group of the dysderoid spiders.
species_comment
id_comments 6-eyed, resembles Dysdera. Legs pairs I, II, and III directed forward at rest, with only legs IV directed rearward.
total_length Females 6.1-15mm, males 5.4-7.2mm
structural_features
silk_web Builds a tubular silk retreat with several trip lines.
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behavior Similar in habit to the filistatid Kukulcania hibernalis.
distribution_reference Bradley, Richard A. 2013. Common Spiders of North America. p. 207. University of California Press, Berkley & Los Angeles, CA.
technical_reference
adult_id 1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only
abundance
distribution_comments Maine to California, south to Florida and Mexico; few records from Great Plains.
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>=4,000 ft.
Regular
Frequent
Infrequent
Occasional
Seldom
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<4,000 ft.
Regular
Frequent
Infrequent
Occasional
Seldom
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Piedmont
Regular
Frequent
Infrequent
Occasional
Seldom
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Coastal Plain
Regular
Frequent
Infrequent
Occasional
Seldom
habitat dry forest, buildings; under loose bark, in cracks in wood or rock
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Photo Gallery for Ariadna bicolor a tube-dwelling spider

Recorded by: David George
Chatham Co.
Comment: Probably wrong, but someone suggested this on iNaturalist
Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI
Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI