Homalonychus theologus, penultimate male (F Homalonychidae) (4300955087)

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Description: Basically all spiders have various structural "hairs" (= setae) on their body. Authors Duncan, Autumn & Binford (2007) showed that Homalonychus setae are special, with many side-branches ("hairlettes") that serve to trap sand/soil particles, thus providing a natural cryptic covering for these spiders. www.nps.gov/orpi/naturescience/upload/Duncan_etal_2007.pdf. Date: 23 January 2010, 03:27. Source: Homalonychus theologus, penultimate male (F Homalonychidae) Uploaded by Jacopo Werther. Author: Marshal Hedin from San Diego. Camera location32° 40′ 15.92″ N, 116° 05′ 54.81″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.671090; -116.098558.