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Unknown insect

(Topic created on: 06-19-2021 03:14 PM)
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SamSungtwo
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I'm located in Toronto GTA area and this insect has good vision moves like a spider .  Anyone know what it is?

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h0h0h0
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No it's a spider, you misunderstood
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SamSungtwo
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Arachnids have 8 legs this creature appears to have 6. I try to catch the creature.
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h0h0h0
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Zoom in your picture
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SamSungtwo
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I think the 2 legs at the front may be mandibles. But it does act very much like a spider.
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SamSungtwo
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I managed to catch the creature twice and it escaped twice. The third time I got the information I was looking for. It is a spider which spends most of its time crawling to catch insects. It is small from 1mm to .5 of a centimeter. I believe it is a wolf spider or similar because it produces a web cocoon to sleep and has 8 legs. The front 2 legs are close to its head.
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If it is a Wolf Spider, then yeah the hunt for their food & they don't spin webs.

I'm not sure how many species of spiders hunt in Canada other than the Wolf Spider, but I know that Dock Spiders also hunt, even for minnows & small frogs! 

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