A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Loxosceles reclusa
Small, delicate brown spider with a conspicuous dark "fiddle" marking in the cephalothorax.
Dark places suit this spider. This one was found in a coffee cup in the cupboard of a camp kitchen.
Venom from the bite of this spider has a necrotising effect on tissue, resulting on skin and muscle being destroyed. It is not uncommon for a bite from this spider to leave a concaved scar on its victim.
Spotted on Jun 22, 2011
Submitted on Jan 11, 2012
1 Comment
I appreciate these guys much more when they are not in my house! I find 2 or 3 most weeks!