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Kernville May 29 ID request


Best Answer Mettcollsuss , May 31 2023 - 1:47 PM

Liometopum occidentale

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#1 Offline DaAnt - Posted May 31 2023 - 1:40 PM

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May 29

Forest near river

1/2 inch

Glossy exoskeleton, fuzzy gaster, reddish-brown

Has a flat thorax.  Can climb very well.  I can’t see her petiole node/nodes because of her wings.

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Couldn’t find the nest.

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I can try to get better pics if these are not sufficient.


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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted May 31 2023 - 1:47 PM   Best Answer

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Liometopum occidentale


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#3 Offline DaAnt - Posted May 31 2023 - 3:17 PM

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Are they semi-claustral? 
 



#4 Offline B_rad0806 - Posted May 31 2023 - 3:35 PM

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Are they semi-claustral? 
 

fully claustral


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