Common Name: pirate spider
Family: Mimetidae
Scientific Name: Mimetus eutypus
Size: 3 – 5 mm
Gender: Male
Mimetids typically feed on other spiders. According to Kaston (1972), you can often find them in the webs of other spiders or on bushes. They do not make their own capture webs. With a strong hand lens you can see the special spination on the metatarsus, view 5 (of female).
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D117 (Fullerton, Ca / 9 May 06)