Recluse or not?
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Real science about recluse spiders! Identification & info provided by @Cataranea, @Bertonemyia, @LycosidaeLove, & @VerdantEleanor.
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Some reminders: Please include your location (state/province) in your #RecluseOrNot requests! Photos >> videos If you know it's #NotARecluse & just want an ID, please use #SpiderID Thanks!
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This is a harmless cobweb weaver in family Theridiidae, #NotARecluse
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Definitely #NotARecluse and certainly harmless. Maybe a wolf spider? Hard to be sure about ID from this photo
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This is an aptly named crevice weaver in genus Kukulcania, #NotARecluse!
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This is a harmless false wolf spider in family Zoropsidae, #NotARecluse. Notice the 8 eyes in 2 rows--a recluse would have only 6 eyes arranged in 3 pairs.
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Definitely #NotARecluse! Perhaps a running crab spider in family Philodromidae, and certainly harmless.
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This is a harmless wolf spider in family Lycosidae, #NotARecluse.
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This is a harmless crevice weaver in genus Kukulcania, #NotARecluse.
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Definitely #NotARecluse. @Arachno_Cosas can you help with ID?
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This is a harmless nursery web spider in genus Pisaurina, #NotARecluse.
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This is indeed a brown recluse. #ReallyRecluse More information & what to do if you find these spiders in your home:
spiderbytes.org
Recluse spiders, also known as violin spiders or brown spiders (genus Loxosceles), are widely feared and generally misunderstood. If you think you’ve found one and would like more information, you’…
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Based on the "eye shine" this is a harmless wolf spider (family Lycosidae). Certainly #NotARecluse!
Hi @RecluseOrNot me again.. is this one?! It was chilling on my stairs. Ran away before I can dispose of it 🫠🫠 sorry for the bad quality I couldn’t physically get any closer. 🥴 #arachnophobia it’s in Tennessee
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This is a cobweb weaver in family Theridiidae (I think probably the common house spider), #NotARecluse
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This is a male brown recluse. #ReallyRecluse More information & what to do if you find these spiders in your home: https://t.co/2YAckflJaM
spiderbytes.org
Recluse spiders, also known as violin spiders or brown spiders (genus Loxosceles), are widely feared and generally misunderstood. If you think you’ve found one and would like more information, you’…
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This spider found in Italy is a Mediterranean recluse spider. #ReallyRecluse
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Definitely #NotARecluse! Probably a ghost spider (Anyphaenidae) and certainly harmless.
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Huntsman spider (family Sparassidae), #NotARecluse
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Harmless male crevice weaver in genus Kukulcania, #NotARecluse Common imposter, but notice the long spines on the legs, which give it away
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Spitting spider in family Scytodidae, #NotARecluse Note the pattern on the abdomen, which would be plain brown if it was a recluse
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You’re absolutely right! It’s a male crevice weaver in genus Kukulcania #NotARecluse
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