The Red legged purseweb spider (Sphodros rufipes) is a mygalomorph spider from the southern USA though it has been photographed as far north as Indiana Missouri New Jersey and Tuckernuck Island in Massachusetts.The species name rufipes is Latin for red foot.This spider is also sometimes known as Sphodros (Atypus) bicolor a synonym.
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