Can anyone identify this spider???
Jul 1, 2015 19:58:30 #
My daughter just got this guy in her house, can anyone identify it. It doesn't seem to have a violin on it and is the size of a 50 cent piece
Jul 1, 2015 20:11:34 #
If you can post another photo that has a clearer view of the cephalothorax, maybe I can give it a shot.
Jul 1, 2015 20:12:35 #
Jul 1, 2015 20:15:46 #
woodsliv wrote:
My daughter just got this guy in her house, can anyone identify it. It doesn't seem to have a violin on it and is the size of a 50 cent piece
What ever this is it is missing a leg.
Jul 1, 2015 20:17:01 #
gym wrote:
sorry. double post.
I just called my daughter, she is going to try to get a better shot, she is using her cell phone
Jul 1, 2015 20:28:01 #
You might have better luck posting in the "True Macro" section :wink:
Jul 1, 2015 21:12:50 #
Even though I am a macro shooter and love shooting live spiders.... I do have a rule that I live by... Spiders in the house die, spiders outside are free to do as they please. Even though there are only a few spiders that are as dangerous as the recluse, Hobo, or Widow, all spiders have venom and many leave ulcerated sores that are very slow to heal. I won't kill a jumping spider anywhere, but all others would do well to stay outside. I have been bitten multiple times, indoors and outdoors while camping and I just don't want that to happen ever again.
A good thing to know about spiders is that most bites only occur from contact where pressure is placed upon the spider, such as when putting on a shoe, or rolling atop of one in your bed. Spiders do not generally attack people, they are more likely to seek a hiding spot.
A good thing to know about spiders is that most bites only occur from contact where pressure is placed upon the spider, such as when putting on a shoe, or rolling atop of one in your bed. Spiders do not generally attack people, they are more likely to seek a hiding spot.
Jul 1, 2015 21:21:32 #
woodsliv wrote:
My daughter just got this guy in her house, can anyone identify it. It doesn't seem to have a violin on it and is the size of a 50 cent piece
Looks a lot like the one my Grand daughter calls " George". We haven't seen George for almost a month...possibly sufficient time for him to have made it to California?
Dave
Jul 1, 2015 21:25:46 #
I can't tell you what it is, but I can tell you what it isn't. It's NOT a brown recluse. I think that bugguide.net will give an ID on spiders. You might want to offer this one up for ID.
Jul 1, 2015 22:37:24 #
Possibly a female Longlegged Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei): http://www.spiders.us/species/cheiracanthium-mildei
Take a look here:
http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/california
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3384
http://eol.org/pages/1202162/overview
Take a look here:
http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/california
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3384
http://eol.org/pages/1202162/overview
Jul 1, 2015 22:48:25 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Possibly a female Longlegged Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei): http://www.spiders.us/species/cheiracanthium-mildei
Take a look here:
http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/california
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3384
http://eol.org/pages/1202162/overview
Take a look here:
http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/california
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3384
http://eol.org/pages/1202162/overview
Thanks Doug
Jul 1, 2015 23:41:37 #
I thought looked like a male Southern house spider. They look very simular though.
Jul 1, 2015 23:54:06 #
I'm thinking it is more like a Wandering Spider.
If you look at the coloration and body morphology, it more closely resembles... in fact, it STRONGLY resembles... a Titiotus costa:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/785318/bgpage
If you look at the coloration and body morphology, it more closely resembles... in fact, it STRONGLY resembles... a Titiotus costa:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/785318/bgpage
Wandering Spider
Jul 2, 2015 00:00:00 #
Jul 2, 2015 00:07:42 #
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