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Maevia inclemens
Small spider that hung around my walls and ceiling for days.
Spotted on Jun 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 18, 2012
2 Comments
This looks a lot like a male Dimorphic Jumper - Maevia inclemens. The males have two different forms. One of them is a dark, black body with pale yellowish legs:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/270078
http://bugguide.net/node/view/532059/bgi...
Info page for this species:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2030
For comparison some images of Brown Recluse (note different color and body shape):
http://bugguide.net/node/view/564563/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/577139/bgi...
The violin shaped body maybe suggests a brown Recluse??