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Brown Recluse

Loxescles reclusa

Photo by EricHillstrom
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Field Notes

Description:

A brown spider with grey-ish abdomen. Angled legs and dark fiddle shaped marking on cephalothorax. Has 6 eyes. these eyes are arrange into three pairs which are spaced as seen in the second picture. This spider has a venom that is potentially harmful to humans

Habitat:

In and around human dwellings. Typically under flat or folded cloth, paper, wood, cardboard etc...

Notes:

This spider is dead. These photos were taken by Kaitlyn Kelley, but I have her permission to use them as they are great for the key identifying characteristics of this spider.

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