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loxosceles reclusa
I would say Brown Recluse, but the spider was quite large (the body was over 1" long, legs spread to cover most of my palm)... found indoors.
Normally, small, dark places.
This spider was extremely aggressive - it responded to me shutting the door from across the room and faced off with me when I approached it. Did not have time to switch to my macro lens for a better shot...
Spotted on Apr 19, 2012
Submitted on May 2, 2012
2 Comments
This does look like a brown recluse & they can grow to 2" across including legs. There is another possibility - the crevice spider, Kukulcania hibernalis http://bugguide.net/node/view/617427/bgi... but I'm leaning towards brown recluse because this has the more rounded abdomen of that species. BRs are rarely aggressive, (as their name suggests they are usually pretty shy) & most BR bites occur because they like to hide out in bed sheets, towels & among clothing in closets.
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