<p>Several weeks ago, I photograhed an interesting looking female <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habronattus_cognatus" class="extiw" title="w:Habronattus cognatus">Habronattus</a></i> at a spot near the Canadian River I frequently visit to look for <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/opoterser/4513168668/">tiger beetles</a>. She looked quite different than the usual female H. coecatus specimens I can find relatively easily around Oklahoma, so I've been having high hopes in finding a new Habronattus male species every time I head out to the spot. 
</p><p>So, my persistence paid off, and after a rather unsuccessful afternoon of stalking the larger <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tiger_beetle" class="extiw" title="w:tiger beetle">tiger beetles</a> near the river, I spotted this little guy (~4mm) as he was watching a large caterpillar wiggle its way across the sandy path. I was exhausted and didn't feel like chasing him around in the sand, so I let him hop in a jar I had with me and took him on home.
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Although not as <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mesquiteproject.org/wpm/salticidGallery/habronattus.jpg">flashy</a> as some of the Habronattus species in the U.S., this little male H. cognatus is handsome in his own right - I love those intermittent, mottled scales on his chelicerae. He wasn't in the best cosmetic shape (missing scales/worn) but proved to be quite a lively and active spider that would only slow down when partially covered by the leaves I collected and set out to photograph him on. During the next bug-hunt, I released him at the excact same spot where I found him.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://flickr.com/people/7539598@N04">Thomas Shahan</a>
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